Lionel Messi was on track to completely turn around Inter Miami’s disastrous season. His presence transformed the team, resulting in their first trophy and a return to another final.

Despite their bad start, their strong performances gave them hope that they could make the MLS playoffs, but a hamstring injury to Messi destroyed everything they had worked for.

Messi played in Miami’s season-ending loss to FC Cincinnati over the weekend. He didn’t play the entire game, but he did enough to earn a trip to Argentina ahead of their World Cup qualifying matches.

On Tuesday, video of Messi’s just phenomenal goal in practice with his national team squad surfaced.

Messi may not be ready for the full 90 minutes, but even when he isn’t, he can still provide us with moments of pure magnificence.

Argentina hosts Paraguay on Thursday night before heading to Peru on Tuesday. The reigning World Cup champions had a flawless six-point start to their qualification campaign.

Messi scored the game-winning goal against Ecuador during the previous international break before sitting out the match versus Bolivia. It’s unclear whether he’ll start either of Argentina’s upcoming games.