Inter Miami returned home to play the last warm-up game of the MLS pre-season after a tumultuous trip to Asia, where they met Lionel Messi's former parent club Newell's Old Boys, while Messi and Suarez started together.
Inter Miami returned home to play the last warm-up game of the MLS pre-season, with Lionel Messi and Suarez starting
Messi did not score a goal in 60 minutes, and when he returned to the court after the game, Newell's old boys' players stepped forward one after another to take photos with the big brother, and Messi was smiling all the time.
Inter Miami's earlier visit to Hong Kong, China, turned from an exhibition match to a public relations disaster, Messi and Suarez sat on the bench all over the field, and then moved to Japan after both debuts, even though the coach claimed that Messi was injured, the matter caused heated discussions in Chinese mainland and Hong Kong. Inter Miami returned to the United States after the Kobe victory ship in Japan, and returned to its home stadium this morning (16th) to play the last warm-up game of the MLS pre-season season with Messi's former club Newell Old Boys.
Inter Miami coach Martino said at the pre-match press conference: "Messi is very good, he will play the right selection, he will start the game from the start. As expected, Messi was indeed on the main selection list of Inter Miami this game, and wore the captain's armband to lead the team, partnering Suarez and others, who also did not play in Hong Kong earlier. Messi played 60 minutes without scoring a goal.
Messi was very active in this campaign, but unfortunately did not score
Facing the former parent team, Messi was very active in this campaign, and in the middle of the first half, he took the ball into the penalty area alone, but unfortunately failed to hit the target, and then a free throw opportunity was also diagonally released, and Messi retreated from the fire line in the 60th minute. Inter Miami led with a corner kick in the 64th minute, Shanyder Borgelin scored with a header, but unfortunately a mistake in the late defensive line was tied by Newell's old boy's Dias, and the final score was tied at 1:1.
Inter Miami's pre-season warm-up matches came to an end, with only 1 win, 3 draws and 3 losses in 7 games, and the only victory was to defeat the "Hong Kong team", which was also the only pre-season warm-up game in which Messi did not play.
Facing his former parent team, Messi was in a good mood
Inter Miami Pre-Season Matches:
January 20 against El Salvador 0:0
January 23 vs. FC Dallas minus 0:1
Jan. 30 vs. Al-Hilal minus 3:4
Feb. 2 against Al Nasr minus 0:6
On February 4, Hong Kong won 4:1
Feb. 7 vs. Vissel Kobe: 0:0 (minus 3:4 on penalties)
Feb. 16 vs. Newell Old Boys drew 1:1
Messi rarely played against the former parent team Newell Old Boys, returned to the court after the game, shook hands with a group of juniors, hugged, Newell Old Boys players stepped forward to take a group photo, Messi not only did not refuse, but also smiled.