Lionel Messi will start this Thursday, February 15 in the friendly against Newell’s Old Boys.Inter Miami He closes his friendly tour against the Argentine team, the club where the star emerged.
The presence of Messi this Thursday at DRV PNK Stadium was confirmed by Gerardo Martino, DT of the Herons: “Leo “He’s fine and he’ll be a starter, he’s going to start.”
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The Uruguayan center forward Luis Suarez He will also start this Thursday, like the left back Jordi Alba. It is estimated that Martino will dispense with the central steering wheel Sergio Busquetswho suffered an injury in the last game, against Vissel Kobe. The former player of FC Barcelona He was replaced 25 minutes into the first half.
The presence of Messi ante Newell’s was a mystery: an edema in the left abductor caused the Argentine to only play 238 minutes of the international tour that Inter Miami made by The Savior, dallas, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong y Japan.
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Newell’s will have a special reinforcement: Pablo Perez. The historic midfielder of the Rosario club left Leprosy at the beginning of the year, he was transferred to Sarmiento de Junínbut he signed a clause to be able to play this game. Newell’s counts among its staff with Ever Banegathe great figure of the team and friend of Messi.
The presence of Newell’s in Miami is associated with the past of Messiwho took his first steps in football with the shirt of that Argentine team.
Newell’s It is directed by the Uruguayan Marcelo Larrierawho replaced Gabriel Heinze. Leprosy is in second position in the Zone B from Argentine League Cup, with 12 points in five games played. Last Monday he was beaten 4 to 0 by Racing Club under local conditions.
“It is a meeting where we face people with a lot of weight not only at the world level but in the history of the club. We are going to distribute the loads with the players. I asked the club to travel as many footballers as possible,” he said Emergency before facing Messi and company.
For Inter Miamithe match against Newell’s It marks the close of the preseason. On Wednesday, February 21, the team Martino debuts in the 2024 season of the Major League Soccer: faces Real Salt Lake in his house.
Probable lineups for Inter Miami and Newell’s
Inter Miami Lineup: Callender; Alba, Freire, Aviles, Yedlin; Gressel, Bright, Ruiz; Gómez, Suárez and Messi. Coach: Gerardo Martino
Newell’s Old Boys Lineup: Holes; Schott, Glavinovich, Vangioni, Boiler; Fernandez, Perez, Banega, Balzi; Ramirez and Aguirre. DT: Mauricio Larriera.