Inter Miami's Argentine forward #10 Lionel Messi applauds to the crowd at the end of a Major League Soccer (MLS) regular season football match between Inter Miami CF and DC United at Nu Stadium in Miami, Florida, on October 10, 2026. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP via Getty Images)

Inter Miami's Argentine forward #10 Lionel Messi applauds to the crowd at the end of a Major League Soccer (MLS) regular season football match between Inter Miami CF and DC United at Nu Stadium in Miami, Florida, on October 10, 2026. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP via Getty Images)

Inter Miami's Argentine forward #10 Lionel Messi applauds to the crowd at the end of a Major League Soccer (MLS) regular season football match between Inter Miami CF and DC United at Nu Stadium in Miami, Florida, on October 10, 2026. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP via Getty Images)

River Plate's defender #28 Lucas Martinez Quarta and River Plate's midfielder #30 Nicolas Otamendi jump for the ball during the Argentine Professional League 2026 Clausura tournament football match between River Plate and Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on October 10, 2026. (Photo by Alejandro PAGNI / AFP via Getty Images)

Inter Miami's Argentine forward #10 Lionel Messi runs with the ball followed by DC United's US midfielder #08 Jared Stroud during a Major League Soccer (MLS) regular season football match between Inter Miami CF and DC United at Nu Stadium in Miami, Florida, on October 10, 2026. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP via Getty Images)

Inter Miami's Argentine forward #10 Lionel Messi makes a pass as DC United's Finnish midfielder #04 Matti Peltola looks on during a Major League Soccer (MLS) regular season football match between Inter Miami CF and DC United at Nu Stadium in Miami, Florida, on October 10, 2026. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP via Getty Images)

Inter Miami's Argentine forward #10 Lionel Messi controls the ball past DC United's English midfielder #21 Andre Dozzell (L) during a Major League Soccer (MLS) regular season football match between Inter Miami CF and DC United at Nu Stadium in Miami, Florida, on October 10, 2026. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP via Getty Images)

Inter Miami's Argentine forward #10 Lionel Messi celebrates scoring his team's fourth goal during a Major League Soccer (MLS) regular season football match between Inter Miami CF and DC United at Nu Stadium in Miami, Florida, on October 10, 2026. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP via Getty Images)