Inter Miami finally gave joy to its fans. After drawing 0-0 against El Salvador, losing 1-0 against Dallas FC, losing 4-3 against Al Hilal and being humiliated 6-0 against Al Nassr, Inter Miami won its first friendly match. This time, in China, 4-1 against Hong Kong.
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The match was in the news before it began, because Lionel Messi did not enter Gerardo Tata Martino's starting eleven, nor on the bench! The match had been sold and promoted as "Messi in China", and the 40 thousand fans who were in the Hong Kong stadium did not receive the news well.
During the opening of the match, where a formal ceremony was held, David Beckham spoke with a microphone to the entire audience, and more than his voice, you could hear pure boos from the Chinese, who felt cheated.
Abuchearon a Beckham por estafar a la gente en Hong Kong , y mentirles en su cara
— Arielipillo (@arielipillo) February 4, 2024
La gente pago y quiere su dinero de vuelta porque no llegaron a ver a Messi !pic.twitter.com/M6NrkNlyko
Beyond that, the reality is that Gerardo Martino has already apologized, and has revealed why Lionel Messi did not play, and indeed, it was due to an injury.
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What explanation did Martino give?
"He has an inflammation in the adductor. We have had images that we have taken of him in Arabia. We take him day by day but we always have the expectation that he can evolve. The medical team told us that it was very risky for the footballer to play in the game. I apologize to the fans for his absence and I understand his disappointment."
