Miami. Lionel Messi has been confirmed in Inter Miami’s starting eleven for their MLS match this Saturday, after playing his last match with the team on June 1 prior to their participation in the Copa América.
The world champion with Argentina in Qatar-2022 was confirmed among the starters against the Philadelphia Union, on matchday 32 of the tournament, after fully recovering from a right ankle injury he suffered in the Copa América final that crowned Argentina against Colombia.
Messi, 37, trained normally this week except for Wednesday when he was absent due to flu, which he quickly overcame.
This will be Lionel Messi’s 16th match, with 14 goals in all competitions, making him the second-highest scorer behind Uruguayan Luis Suarez with 20 goals in 27 matches in 2024.
The first game of Inter Miami’s 13-match streak without Messi was a 2-1 victory over Philadelphia Union with two men less after the expulsions of Honduran David Ruiz and Brazilian Leo Afonso.
With Messi’s presence, Inter Miami will once again have the ‘fantastic four’ with the confirmation of the starting line-up of Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets and ‘Pistolero’ Suárez.
The Florida team leads the MLS Eastern Conference.
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– 2024-09-21 06:35:21
