2023-07-15 02:00:17
Lionel Messi might have the chance to play the Copa Libertadores for the first time in his career. In the last few hours, the agreement between Conmebol and Concacaf reached the point where only details remain so that the North American clubs can participate in the maximum continental tournament, which would open the door for the captain of the Argentine National Team.
This Friday, considerable progress was made in the negotiations between the two confederations and Alejandro Domínguez himself made a video where he hinted that this Monday there would be a great announcement that would change the world of football completely.
The way in which the regulation would change is still unknown, but the intention of this agreement would be for the main teams of MLS and Liga MX to be part of the maximum continental tournament, something that happened with the Mexican teams between 1998 and 2016.
On the American side, they were only part of the Copa Sudamericana on two occasions, when DC United was invited to the 2005 and 2007 editions for being the current MLS champion, where they entered and were eliminated in the round of 16.
In the event that the agreement comes to fruition as expected from both sides of the negotiation, Alejandro Domínguez’s desire to see Messi compete in the Copa Libertadores would be fulfilled, something that he made very clear during the tribute to the National Team Argentina world champion. “The one you lack is the Libertadores.”
There is also no clarity regarding what Messi (or any other North American team) would need to be part of the great event of South American football. In the particular case of the Rosario star’s Inter Miami, they are in last place in the MLS Eastern Conference, so they would be far from completing the criteria to be part of the Concachampions even at this time.
How Messi might enter the Copa Libertadores
Inter Miami is last in the MLS Eastern Conference, with 18 points in 21 games. Thus, it is very far from a hypothetical classification to an international tournament, in this case the Copa Libertadores. For reference, the United States tournament awards four slots for the Concachampions:
The best team of the regular phase The winner of the other conference The champion The best of the general table (that is not any of the above)
The Leagues Cup and the US Cup are also disputed, where the Garzas are still in the race for the title. So it might be an alternative that at least one quota is for one of those competitions, especially the Leagues Cup where both MLS and Liga MX teams dispute it.
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