The Argentine has enjoyed a brilliant launch to life in America
Lionel Messi will be seen in action next on 2nd August when Inter Miami will face off against fellow Florida soccer platoon Orlando City SC in what will be the 32nd round of the 2023 Leagues Cup.
Orlando City made it to the knockout stages as group winners after a hard fought 3- 2 palm over Santos Laguna, with Wilder Cartagena’s cessation- time strike winning Orlando the game at Exploria Stadium. Under the operation of Columbian director Óscar Pareja, Orlando City finished two points in front of Houston Dynamo to eclipse Group South 2.
On the other hand, Inter Miami qualified as the cappers of Group South 3 earlier in a game which marked Messi’s first launch for Miami. They displayed an emotional performance in the round- robin stage, especially with Lionel Messi making a sensational impact. In his first launch for the platoon, Messi racked two pretensions and bagged a help in what was a dominating palm against Atlanta United.
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The match marked a memorable debut for Messi and saw his former Barcelona teammate, Sergio Busquets aiding one of Messi’s pretensions in what was his first launch for Miami as well.
The largely awaited Florida derby will be taking place in Fort Lauderdale in Inter Miami’s home ground of DRV PNK colosseum. The winner of this match will advance to the round of 16 and face either Mazatlán or FC Dallas in the coming stage of the competition.
Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets are estimated to start the game, Messi’s appearance in Florida has not only brought about a change in Inter Miami’s fortune, and he has changed how football is viewed in the whole country. In his 2 appearances and 1 launch for Inter Miami, he has scored 3 pretensions and 2 assists. Before his appearance, Miami were on an eleven game winless band, now they’ve won 2 games on the trot.