Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs open the door of their stadium just to receive Messi – Publinews – 2024-04-14 04:21:05

El Sporting Kansas City de la Major League Soccer plays all its home games in the Children’s Mercy Park, a stadium for 20,000 people dedicated exclusively to soccer and that will even host the Peru vs. Canada match in the next Copa América 2024 to be played in the United States.

But when it came to receiving Leo Messi’s Inter Miami, the Sporting directors chose to request the Arrowhead Stadium, the home of the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs and winners of the last two Super Bowls.

The idea is to sell some 60 thousand tickets to see one of the best players in the history of football. The cheapest ticket costs 110 dollars and although there were some tickets available until Friday at noon, there are areas that are already completely sold out.

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The duel is scheduled for on Saturday, April 13 at 8:30 pm Eastern Time and although Messi reappeared last Wednesday for the second leg against Rayados de Monterrey for the Concacaf Champions Cup (Inter was eliminated) after almost a month without playing due to injury, the Argentine star is expected to start in the game against Kansas City.

“The tickets have sold quickly and we expect 70,000 fans in the stadium. It is because of the presence of Messi, of course. “I have asked FIFA to see if I can put 15 players on the field,” joked Peter Vermes, the coach of the Kansas City team.

One of the six owners of Sporting is Patrick Mahomes, the great figure of the Chiefs and the best player in the NFL at the moment, and it is expected that he will be able to go to the game to see Messi. On more than one occasion Mahomes has expressed his admiration for the Argentine player.

Inter Miami has just received a hard blow

During the week the “Garzas” of South Florida were mercilessly eliminated by Rayados in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup, after losing 1-2 in Miami and 1-3 in Monterrey, a match that marked the return of Leo Messi.

The elimination means that Inter and Messi They do not have a sporting option to qualify for the Club World Cup, the first with 32 teams, which will be held in the United States in 2025.

At least in Major League Soccer, Inter Miami is in third position in the Eastern Conference, though. In turn, Sporting Kansas City is seventh in the Western Conference.