Miami.- Let the party begin. He Inter Miami The new will premiere at home FIFA Club World Cup Against Al Ahly Egyptian, a competition in which the Argentine star Lionel Messi and his teammates will try to shine among the elite of world football.
The Floridano Club, founded in 2018, will live another important stage of its short history when it starts to shoot the ball at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, at 20h00 local (00h00 GMT on Sunday), compared to about 65,000 spectators.
Invited by FIFA as a host team of this intercontinental tournament, Inter has before him an unbeatable opportunity to show himself to the world of football beyond the North American MLS.
The project, led by businessman Jorge Mas and former soccer player David Beckham, aspires to become a global phenomenon after the revolution undertaken with the signing of Messi in 2023.
And what better occasion for this than a tournament in which superpowers such as Real Madrid, Manchester City, Chelsea, Juventus de Turin, Boca Juniors, River Plate or Flamengo participate.
But before looking at the top, it is convenient not to make the first step, in this case, the match against Al Ahly.
The Egyptian team, trained by the Spanish José Riveiro, has no prominent star, but has the international experience that the young Inter Miami lacks with 12 titles of the African Champions League and has just won his third consecutive league.
An ace called Messi
In front, Inter arrives with confidence after two win against Montreal (4-2) and Columbus Crew (5-1) in the MLS, which built a bad run of results.
The picture trained by the Argentine Javier Mascherano has not always found the key this season, especially in defense, which has made him fit painful defeats such as the recent 0-3 in the Floridan derby against the Orlando.
But in times of doubt, you can always count on Messi.
The Rosario, about to turn 38, is still a competitive beast. He arrives entated after adding five goals and three assists in the last three League meetings and usually participates in all the good of his team.
The eight -time Golden Ball will also want to claim one year after the World Cup in the United States, where he will try to revalidate the title with the Argentine National Team and become the first player in history to play six World Cups.
His former partners of Barcelona, Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Luis Suárez, all born winners, will also be key to uploading the level of demand of a group with young promises such as the American Benjamin Cremaschi or the Venezuelan Fablasco Segovia.
Before Al Ahly, in a stadium that will be painted from the pink color of Inter and where followers of the “ten” will not be missing, the locals cannot fail if they do not want to complicate the passage to the eighth.
In addition to the Egyptians, two hard bones are awaiting them in Group A: El Palmeiras and the FC Porto.
Probable alignments
Inter Miami: Óscar Ustari – Marcelo Weigandt, Maximiliano Falcón, David Martínez, Noah Allen – Tadeo Allende, Benjamin Cremaschi, Sergio Busquets, Tellasco Segovia – Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez. DT: Javier Mascherano.
Al Ahly: Mohamed el Shaenawy – Mohamed Hany, Achraf Dari, Mustafa El Aash, Karim el Debes – Marwan Attia, Emam Ashour, Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane, Taher Mohamed – Achraf Bencharki, Nejc Gradišar. DT: José Riveiro.
