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This Thursday, March 7, Lionel Messi will make his debut in the Concacaf Champions Cup with Inter Miami against Nashville for the first leg of the round of 16. The Argentine star will return to a top-level continental tournament. It can be seen exclusively on Star+, un duel will be played at 8:00 p.m. (local) at the Geodis Park stadium.
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Messi, along with his compadre, the Uruguayan Luis Suarez and the spanish Jordi Alba y Sergio Busquets, will face another MLS team, an old acquaintance since Nashville, who left behind Moca, from the Dominican Republic, after beating him 3-0 in the first leg and 4-0 in the second leg, was his rival in the final of the Leagues Cup en 2023which the Florida team finally won after finishing 10-9 in the penalty shootout and thus consecrated itself for the first time in its history.
Gary Smith , Nashville SC’s coach when asked what he learned about #InterMiamiCF & Lionel Messi from playing them last season, jokingly he replies ” what I learned is that he ( Messi ) is very very good”#EveryoneN pic.twitter.com/SXBMirUAEC
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And Gary Smith (manager of the yellow team) spoke as soon as he qualified for this instance, knowing that his rival would be Inter and the Argentine captain and remembered that it happened some time ago: “What I have learned is that it is very very good. There is no doubt that in these early stages both teams will be in a very different place in about eight or ten games. At this point the biggest influence will be our players attacking, I think that will give everyone a boost against a team that we know is extremely talented,” he said.
The last confrontation between both teams, an MLS match played at Chase Stadium in 2023, ended in a 0-0 draw and the Herons remain undefeated in their last three games against a Nashville team that is seeking its first victory in matches between the two. teams from May 2023.
Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami comes into the duel after beating Orlando City 5-0 in the Clásico del Sol, for matchday 2 of Major League Soccer. The team led by Gerardo Martino is in first place in the Eastern Conference and has 7 points.
For its part, Nashville SC has just tied 1-1 against Colorado, for the second day of the MLS. The yellow team is tenth in the Eastern Conference.
