MIAMI.- After its premature elimination in the Leagues Cuphe Inter Miami He resumes his goals at the weekend MLSwhile trying to wrap up Lionel Messi at this time of mourning for the death of his father.
The Argentine star surprised this week by rejoining his team on Wednesday, four days after the death of his father, Jorge Messiand a few hours after flying back from Argentina.
The captain took to the field in the second half of the defeat against Lion Mexican 3-2, which just condemned Inter to elimination in the group stage of the Leagues Cup.
A few hours earlier, Messi had published a farewell letter to his father in which he stated that he had “quite a few doubts” that he would continue playing football “for much longer.”
The leader of Argentina He also revealed that he had hoped that his father would have been able to travel to see him compete in the Worldin which the albiceleste squad lost the final against Spain.
Messi, 39, participated this Friday with his teammates in the last training session before traveling for Saturday’s duel against nashvillein which the leadership of the Eastern Conference.
Before the press, the coach Guillermo Hoyos He declined to confirm whether his star will put on his boots again and stated that at this moment “silence is the best thing to do.”
“I think that with Leo everything has to develop little by little because there is great pain. This does not happen from one day to the next,” declared the Argentine helmsman.
“Silence is the best thing, tranquility, peace and for him to find the moments. We have to always accompany him,” he explained. “For me, silence is an ally so that he can get out.”
Last objective
On the offensive line, Hoyos will recover the Uruguayan Luis Suarezout due to suspension in the Leagues Cup, for an important clash on the way to retaining the MLS title.
Inter is second in the East with 38 points, two behind leader Nashville, after the first 18 rounds.
The North American championship, which concludes with the final in December, is the last major objective within reach of the ambitious Inter, the franchise co-owned by David Beckham who just added the Brazilian Casemiro to your collection of figures.
At the beginning of the year, Miami already experienced another early exit from the Concacaf Champions Cup, precisely at the hands of Nashville in the round of 16.
In other notable duels on Saturday, Orlando City will receive FC Cincinnati with the intention of prolonging his good moment since the arrival of the Frenchman Antoine Griezmann.
Orlando, tenth in the East, is three points away from the playoff zone.
In the Leagues Cup, Orlando was also unable to reach the quarterfinals, in which the Chicago Fire of Robert Lewandowski.
The Polish striker’s squad, which will have as a rival Montereywill return to action on Sunday in the MLS hosting the Portland Timbers.
