Inter Miami will try this Wednesday to strike the first blow in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Concachampions. The team of Florida receives Rayados de Monterreyone of the teams with the best presence in the Closure from Liga MX.
Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martinocoach of Inter Miamileft the participation of Lionel Messi, who has had a muscle injury since mid-March. The team of the MLS could preserve his number ten for the return match.
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“Tomorrow we will define. Today I don’t know. He trained (today), yes, tomorrow we will define. There are still 24 hours left,” said the Argentine coach, this Tuesday, in reference to his stellar compatriot in a press conference.
“The main thing is that Leo has had an injury and managing the times of that injury. Although we play a very important game tomorrow, we have to think that it is only the beginning of April. All this is just beginning. What we should not do is put the physical conditions of our footballers at risk. What we will determine is fundamentally what is best for Leolike any other player, and from there we will make the right decisions,” added the former DT of the Tri.
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Since then, the genius of Rosario a window was lost FIFA with the Argentine national team and three games with Inter Miami: the 1-3 victory against the DC Unitedthe 4-0 defeat against the New York Red Bulls and the 1-1 draw against New York City FC.
Despite doubts about Messi and that the team in pink also has other injured players, Martino He insisted that they must face the duel against Striped “without any excuses” and also without “substantially changing” his own ADN despite the danger and potential of the team they will face.
“We recognize the power of Monterrey. We also know that it is a tie that is resolved in 180 minutes and what we will try to do is neutralize the rival’s positive points,” he said.
Rayados de Monterreydirected by Fernando Ortizwill not be able to count on the Colombian Stefan Medina, who suffers from a muscle injury. It will not be present either Rodrigo Aguirrethe 29-year-old forward is serving a four-match ban for expulsion.
Inter Miami vs Rayados de Monterrey: probable lineups
Inter Miami Lineup: D. Callender; M. Weigandt, R. Sailor, S. Busquets, J. Alba; D. Ruiz, Y. Bright, D. Gomez; J. Gressel, L. Suárez and R. Taylor.
Lineup of Rayados de Monterrey: E. Andrada; S. Medina, V. Guzman, H. Moreno, G. Arteaga; L. Romo, J. Rodriguez, A. Gonzalez; M. Table, S. Channels and G. Berterame.