(Fort Lauderdale) Lionel Messi has said he wants to play Saturday, in Inter Miami’s final game of the season, although the team has not confirmed that is the plan in place.
Messi, who scored both goals in Argentina’s 2-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Peru on Tuesday, was not in Inter Miami’s squad for their final match of the season. the home season. The team faced Charlotte FC on Wednesday evening.
It wasn’t a surprise. However, it was more surprising to hear Messi tell reporters on Tuesday in Peru that he wanted to play one more time with Inter Miami before the end of the season. This would therefore mean that Messi wants to play in Charlotte on Saturday, even if the surface there is artificial.
“I will play the remaining match now,” Messi said.
Inter Miami was eliminated from the playoff race earlier this month. Head coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino said earlier this week that there was “a chance” Messi could play on Saturday, and that the team would evaluate his star player’s physical condition during his return to Miami.
Messi has scored 11 goals in 13 games this season for Inter Miami. The team went 8-1-4 with the Argentine in the lineup.