The workload of the 37-year-old Argentina captain has been managed since the start of the Major League Soccer season.

They can’t wait to shake Messi’s hand, give him a hug, face him in the heat of battle and even ask for his jersey after the Dynamo host Inter Miami at 7 p.m. ET Sunday in Shell Energy Stadium.

Inter Miami will face Cavalier at National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica, where a sold-out crowd of 35,000 people are expected to see Messi play. “Day-to-day,” Mascherano said when asked about ...