Lionel Messi sat out Inter Miami’s Leagues Cup quarterfinal win over Tigres as a precaution, raising concerns about his recovery. In his absence, Luis Suárez scored twice from the penalty spot to send Miami into the semifinals.

The MLS summer transfer window is drawing to a close and Inter Miami are still working on bringing more reinforcements.

The incident was captured on camera during the broadcast. Mascherano was shown on his phone speaking animatedly and gesturing toward the field. When the announcers questioned who was on the other end of the call, the broadcast cut to an Inter Miami assistant holding a phone and speaking into it.

Inter Miami star Lionel Messi was still carrying the effects of his hamstring injury in a man-of-the-match performance in a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday night.