Lionel Messi won’t be in action, but Inter Miami will begin its Leagues Cup tournament title defense tonight against LIGA MX side Puebla at Chase Stadium.

Messi remains week to week with his right ankle ligament injury he suffered during Argentina’s win in the Copa America final on July 14.

However, Inter Miami is on a roll, winning six of seven games without Messi dating to last month. Puebla has started its LIGA MX season with a win, draw and two losses.

Inter Miami vs. Puebla is one of seven Leagues Cup tournament matches on Saturday. Follow along here for live updates from tonight’s match, and other Leagues Cup game highlights:

The Inter Miami and Puebla match begins at 8 p.m. ET on MLS Season Pass via Apple TV.

Columbus Crew standout Cucho Hernandez has a hat trick in the first half as against English Premier League club Aston Villa in a friendly on Saturday night.

The Crew has a bye into the Leagues Cup Round of 32, but their best player surely is taking advantage of the matchup.

Messi may not be in action, but he’s in the stands and in camera’s sight for tonight’s match.

Matias Rojas has Inter Miami on the board after nine minutes with a stellar left boot to give his side an early 1-0 lead.

A beautiful entry pass by Jordi Alba was scored by Marcelo ‘Chelo’ Weigandt in the fourth minute, but Weigandt was offsides. The set piece won’t count for Miami.

Here’s the starting lineups for both sides:

No, Messi is not playing tonight. He remains sidelined due to his right ankle injury.

Messi is not with the Argentina team, competing at the Paris Olympics. He’s with Inter Miami after his Copa America run.

The seven games in action Saturday are all available on Apple TV (unless otherwise noted).

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LAFC cruised to an easy 3-0 win over Club Tijuana behind two goals from Cristian Olivera and another from 2023 MLS Golden Boot winner Denis Bouanga.

Jordan Morris and Paul Rothrock got Seattle off on the right foot in Leagues Cup play with goals against Minnesota.

Despite having a player red-carded off the field during the first half, Austin FC pulled off a 3-2 win over Liga MX club Pumas.

Goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland preserved the win with a save on a penalty kick in second half stoppage time.

D.C. United prevailed in a sudden-death penalty shootout against Atlanta United.

Dagur Thorhallsson, Facundo Torres, Ramiro Enrique and Martin Ojeda each scored goals for Orlando City as it cruised to a 4-1 win over CF Montréal.

MIAMI – Police officers asked the public for help on Saturday after a 12-year-old girl vanished in Miami.

Annaleesia White was last seen on Friday in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood, also known as Model City. She was last seen wearing a black bonnet, a white tank top, black pajama pants, and blue slides.

According to Detective J. Diaz, Annaleesia is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs about 120 pounds. He is asking anyone with information about her whereabouts to call him at 305-603-6300 or e-mail SVU@Miami-Police.org.

Detectives also asked anyone with information about this or other cases to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.

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Lionel Messi will not play for Inter Miami as the defending Leagues Cup champions begin their repeat bid on Saturday at home against Puebla, Miami coach Gerardo Martino said Friday.

The 37-year-old Argentine striker suffered a right ankle injury in his nation’s victory over Colombia in the Copa America final this month.