Officially missed the playoffs, Messi was loaned back to Barca? Miami International manager: Is he going to play?

On the morning of October 8, Beijing time, in the regular season of MLC, Miami International lost 0-1 at home to Cincinnati. In the 55th minute, Messi returned from injury to come off the bench, but could not save Internacional Miami, who went without a win in five consecutive games, and missed the playoffs early with two rounds left in the regular season.

Messi returned from injury, came off the bench according to Visual China

This is the first time Miami has lost in the 13 games played by Messi's new club, with a record of 8 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat, while in Messi's absence, Internacional Miami won only one game, with a record of 1 win, 2 draws and 3 defeats. It can be seen how much influence Messi has on this Miami International. Messi has been in poor form recently, having been injured in a Sept. 21 match against Toronto FC, was substituted in the first half and has since missed a number of games.

The team lost, Messi determined that he did not make the playoffs according to Visual China

After the game, Miami Internacional coach Martino spoke about Messi: "He hasn't played lately, but he's recovering well from injury and there's no problem. Because he's been playing less lately, he's not playing at the pace of the game, which is why he only played about 35 minutes. Referring to previous media reports that Messi could be loaned back to Barca in the winter window, Martino denied it: "He's not going to play there, is he? I'm surprised if you tell me he's going to Barcelona, yes, it's possible, maybe he'll go to Barcelona, but I don't know anything else. ”

The Miami Internacional season ends on October 21 and next year's MLC is expected to kick off on February 24, which means Messi will have a 95-day club off-season. However, during this period, Messi is not completely without competition tasks, and he will enter "Argentina mode" next, and Messi will focus on the 2026 World Cup qualifiers of the Argentine national team. On October 13, Beijing time, Argentina will host Paraguay, and the two countries will each host a group stage first round match of the 2030 World Cup. On October 18, Beijing time, Argentina will play Peru away, and it is worth mentioning that on November 21, Beijing time, Argentina will also face old rival Brazil away in the World Qualifiers.

Edit Chengli Bao