Lionel Messi will start tonight against Peru and then will travel to the United States to face the closing of the MLS regular season against Charlotte, an anecdotal match taking into account that the Herons were already left without a chance of accessing the Playoffs.
After that, he will prepare for the two friendlies that he will play in Asia on the mini tour that the club recently confirmed so that the captain can arrive with rhythm for the matches against Uruguay and Brazil in the Qualifiers. However, in the midst of the last date of Major League Soccer and the friendly duels, the '10' will travel to Paris to participate in the 2023 Ballon d'Or ceremony.
Messi is the great favorite to once again win the award given by France Football magazine, not only because of what he has done this season (the Qatar 2022 World Cup counts), but also because of what the surveys and betting houses say. In fact, the director of the newspaper Sport gave the scoop that Lionel will indeed win the award this Tuesday. However, now a new confirms that the man from Rosario will be the great figure of the night.
According to the Doble Amarilla portal, “the Messi family and owners of Inter Miami, Jorge and José Mas, have already booked the flight to Paris”. Thus, it would be more than clear that no one will take the Ballon d'Or away from the Argentine star, not even Erling Haaland, who won the treble and won the Golden Boot.
The ceremony will take place on Diego Armando Maradona's birthday
Another factor why it is believed that Lionel Messi will win is that the Ballon d'Or ceremony will take place on October 30, the date on which Maradona would celebrate. This suggests that the day will have an Argentine touch and Emiliano Martínez could also win the Yashin trophy.
