Lionel Messi had his last open practice today before the game of this Friday, from 9:00 p.m. in Argentinaas local before Blue Cross of Mexicoby Leagues Cupwhich will mark his debut in inter miami.
The person in charge of confirming the novelty was the coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino, who made the announcement in television statements. In addition to the world champion, he will also have his debut Sergio Busquets.
As reported, the captain of the Argentine national team will occupy a place in the substitute bench and will have his first minutes in the complementsince he joined the squad a few days ago that he will have in the coming days at Jordi Albaanother former teammate from Rosario in Barcelonaand that seeks to close the signing of the Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez.
“They are going to compete well. It is likely that they could be there on Friday. Later we will decide if it is at the beginning or in the second half, but it is very likely that both Leo (Messi) and Busi (Busquets) could be there”confirmed Martino.
The Leagues Cup It is one of the international competitions in which all the teams of the Major League Soccer (MLS) along with those of the Mexican league.
In the first phase of this edition of the contest that will begin this Friday inter miami will share the South 3 group with Blue Cross and atlanta united.
The best two from each zone will advance to the Round of 16 and, from then on, they will meet in direct elimination matches until the final. The tournament will award three tickets to the Concacaf Champions Cup.
Yeah inter miami ranks among the top two in their area, will advance to the round of 32 and Messi will play at least one more game between August 2 and 4.
The round of 16 are scheduled for August 6 and 8, the quarterfinals on August 11 and 12, the semifinals on August 15, and the matchup for third place on August 19.
Subsequently, the MLS and inter miami will face on August 20 charlotte fcalthough the date can be modified if it reaches decisive instances of the Leagues Cup.
How to watch live the debut of Lionel Messi at Inter Miami
The only option to follow the steps of Messi within the live American courts will be through Apple TVthe streaming platform belonging to the technology company created by Steve Jobs. There will be seen the matches of the Leagues Cup and of the MLS.
In any case, the premiere of the Argentine can be followed live on the sports signal TyC Sportswhich was made with the TV right of the US Cupthe American version of the Argentine Cup.
The application can be downloaded on all devices belonging to Manzana as well as smart TVs from Samsung, LG, Panasonic, Sony and VIZIO brands. In addition, PlayStation and Xbox video game consoles also have the option to download the application, as do Android TV and Google TV.
What Messi said in his presentation
In a show that included high caliber artists such as paulo londra and Camilothe value that the presence of Messi in Miami At the moment in which he gave his first words in this new experience, they overshadowed the rain that hit the coastal city.
“I want to start training and start competing. I come with the usual desire to compete and want to win. To want to help the club continue to grow. I hope that during all this time you will continue to accompany us as you have been since it began the season. Personally and I have no doubts that with my teammates we will always give our best to try to achieve all the objectives”affirmed Leo, showing himself with the same hunger for competition that always characterized him.
And closed: “I am very happy to have chosen to come to this city with my family and to have chosen this project. And I have no doubt that we are going to enjoy it a lot, we are going to have a good time and very nice things are going to happen, thank you all very much for this day”.
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