When will Lionel Messi play his next match with Inter Miami?

Lionel Messi's Inter Miami already knows which team they will receive at the DRV PNK Stadium next Wednesday, August 2, as part of the Leagues Cup round of 32. Las Garzas, led by the captain of the Argentine National Team, finished leaders of their group above Cruz Azul and Atlanta United, and they spent several days waiting to find out which club was going to be their rival between Santos Laguna, Houston Dynamo and Orlando City.

Now, the pink franchise already knows what Orlando will be. The Lions achieved an agonizing 3-2 victory over Santos Laguna, more precisely in the second minute of discount, with a goal from the Peruvian midfielder Wilder Cartagena and secured first place in Group 9. In this way, they got their ticket to be the third team that will face Messi since his arrival in the United States.

In the previous days, Orlando fans palpitated the real possibility of being Inter Miami's next rival and decided to warm up the preview of that hypothetical match by vandalizing one of the many murals of the top winner of the Ballon d'Or (7) in Florida with purple paint. . Now that it has been confirmed, a heated climate is expected in what will undoubtedly be the most anticipated match of the 16th round of the tournament.

Why is Inter Miami vs. Orlando City a special match?

The reason why the next match will not be just another game, is the fact that it is the regional classic. In this way, the Flea is preparing for its first big challenge with the Inter jersey, since an elimination would mean a hard blow for a group that is on the rise.