Inter Miami will be playing this Wednesday to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Champions Cup by facing Nashville again in a meeting that will feature the presence of Argentine star Lionel Messi.
This was confirmed by the technical director of Las Garzas, Gerardo “Tata” Martino, who assured that he has all his players for the second leg corresponding to the round of 16, a series that is tied 2-2 after the tie they sealed in the first leg played a week ago.
In this way, Lionel Messi will be back in action after missing last weekend’s game in which Inter Miami suffered its first setback of the 2024 Major League Soccer season by losing to CF Montreal (2-3) from Josef Martínez who gave an assist against his former team.
The coach of the Miami team decided to rest the team captain as part of the rotations he plans for this campaign, although there had been speculation about some physical discomfort that the Argentine star would have after the first leg of the Concachampions quarterfinals. .
“We talked about it about a week ago and we agreed that this was the game where I had to rest, regardless of what happened in the game against Nashville”“Tata” Martino said days ago about Messi’s absence in the weekend’s duel for the local tournament.
But now the table is set for Lionel Messi to return to the field of play and try to lead the Inter Miami to a victory over Nashville to continue their path in the Concacaf Champions Cup, a tournament in which a ticket to the next FIFA Club World Cup is at stake.
To seek victory
Gerardo Martino assured that Inter Miami has nothing else on their mind other than victory for this Wednesday when they receive the visit of Nashville for the second leg of the round of 16 of the Concachampions, so they turned the page on what It was the tie achieved in the first leg (2-2).
“The best way to make the game difficult for ourselves is to make some kind of speculation with those two goals we scored on the road. I think that, on the contrary, the best way is to go out and find the game, which is what we naturally feel.”considered the Argentine strategist
Regarding what he expects to find this Wednesday at Chase Stadium, Gerardo “Tata” Martino assured that he does not expect any surprises: “It doesn’t occur to me that there will be a game different from any of the ones we have played. It’s going to be even, with both teams intense and looking to do damage in their own way.”.
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