Without Lionel Messi, the Inter Miami vs Houston Dynamo lineups in the US Open Cup final

Inter Miami is preparing to face its second final of the season and will do so against the Houston Dynamo FC at the DRV PNK Stadium in a match where the big news is the absence of Lionel Messi. After the FIFA International Break, Lionel Messi has not finished recovering and coach Gerardo Martino confessed that the Argentine's presence is not guaranteed for this duel. It should be remembered that Messi has missed the last duels due to physical problems.

Another big loss to take into account is that of Jordi Alba, with whom there is even more pessimism about his participation in the US Open Cup final. “Jordi is difficult, there is a complication and his presence is even more difficult than that of “Messi”; Gerardo Martino said in a press conference prior to the duel between the Herons and the Houston Dynamo FC. In addition, he clarified that we also have to think about Lionel Messi about what's next, referring to the remaining MLS games.

In turn, the Houston Dynamo FC coach also had a few words about Messi and company. "Let me ask the other five thousand coaches who tried to stop him before and couldn't. People with many more credentials than me," Olsen, coach of the Houston Dynamo FC, responded when asked how Messi is stopped. Now, the idea of both coaches is known a few moments before the start of the game. It is worth remembering that Messi's presence will be confirmed minutes before the game starts. now, according to OLE, Messi will start from the bench.

Inter Miami vs Houston Dynamo lineups

Inter Miami lineup: Drake Callender; Noah Allen, Tomás Avilés, Serhiy Kryvtsov and DeAndre Yedlin; Robert Taylor, Sergio Busquets, David Ruiz, Benjamín Cremaschi; Leonardo Campana and Josef Martínez. Coach: Gerardo “Tata” Martino.

Houston Dynamo FC lineup: Steve Clark; Franco Escobar, Teenage Hadebe, Micael dos Santos Silva, Griffin Dorsey; Héctor Herrera, Caicedo Mosquera; Nelson Quiñones, Arthur and Adalberto Carrasquilla; Corey Baird. Coach: Ben Olsen.