He is back? This could be Lionel Messi’s return date according to one of his teammates on Inter Miami
Lionel Messi's return is expected very soon
Lionel Messi's return could come sooner than expected. The Argentine has been absent in recent matches which have not been entirely positive for Inter Miami. For this reason, things do not seem to paint the best for the team led by Gerardo Martino. Without having yet reached the wild card to seek a place in the playoffs, from Miami they could be anticipating a team of The Herons out of action.
Similarly, it should be remembered that Inter Miami needs to reach at least position number 9 to aspire to the wildcard rounds that would allow it to seek the last quota to the final phase of the competition. In MLS, only the first 7 qualify for the playoffs while the last spot is disputed between 8 and 9. At the moment, Inter Miami is in 14th position with 33 points. After the loss to Chicago and with 3 games remaining, the situation looks complicated.
Since the arrival of the Argentine to the United States, the team had a completely surprising boost. The Fort Lauderdale team accumulated almost 12 games without winning in the Eastern Conference that had them at that time at the bottom of the table. With a Leagues Cup that seemed to be brief for The Herons, the Florida team surprised with the signing of Messi and headed to a team that since its creation had not achieved any title.
In this way, since Lionel Messi's debut with Cruz Azul, things were only victories for the Miami team that lifted the Leagues Cup title and thus leaving Messi as the player with the most titles in the history of soccer. Undoubtedly, this would not have been possible without the participation of old allies such as Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, who coincided with him at FC Barcelona.
Busquets' words on Messi's return
According to Michelle Kaufman of the Miami Herald, Lionel Messi would make his return on Saturday to face FC Cincinnati. The return of the Argentine could be the formula that the team needs to get the three points to stay alive in the competition. In addition, Sergio Busquets told the media that the Argentine is practically ready to return this Saturday: He is an important player and we need him
