Following their thrilling last-minute victory over Atlas, Inter Miami prepare to face Necaxa in Matchday 2 of the 2025 Leagues Cup. As the showdown approaches, fans are eagerly anticipating updates on Lionel Messi's availability for this crucial matchup.

After a postgame confrontation in which Cheuko ran onto the field to push some Atlas players away from the Inter Miami star, the League Cup disciplinary committee announced it was banning him from all technical areas for the rest of the tournament, which runs through Aug. 31, and fining Inter Miami an undisclosed amount of money.