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Inter Miami ended their winless run in pre-season with a 4-1 victory against Hong Kong XI, though Lionel Messi did not feature for the Herons. Having only played 10 minutes against Al-Nassr earlier in the week, the Argentine international was completely rested today as Luis Suarez also didn’t feature for Inter Miami. Despite being the star of the show, Tata Martino made the decision to fully rest Messi, with the 36-year-old already starting three games for Inter Miami in pre-season. Yet as per commentator Nate Bukaty on Apple TV’s coverage of the fixture, Messi had a pained look on his face wh…