Messi played for about 60 minutes before being substituted by coach Tata Martino and brought on attacking midfielder Lawson Sunderland. During his time on the pitch, the Argentine played aggressively, creating at least 2 good chances for Diego Gomez and Luis Suarez to score, but they both missed.
Messi (right) was satisfied when he met his childhood club Newell's Old Boys again.
Messi also showed that he is no longer affected by injuries. This famous player often takes advantage of his favorite free kicks to score goals, but they always go wide of the goal.
However, coach Tata Martino is still cautious in using this famous player step by step to help him achieve the best physical condition and form as the 2024 MLS season approaches.
Along with Messi, veteran striker Suarez was also taken off the field after nearly an hour of playing time against Newell's Old Boys. Lawson Sunderland and then Leonardo Campana came on to make a difference for Inter Miami.
The American team opened the score 1-0 in the 64th minute through striker Shanyder Borgelin scoring from a corner kick by Robert Taylor. However, at the end of the match, Newell's Old Boys found an equalizer 1-1 through Franco Diaz in the 83rd minute. Newell's Old Boys is also the club that Messi played for as a child before moving to Barcelona in 2000.
Inter Miami ended the pre-season training session with not really positive results, when they only won 1, drew 3 (including 1 penalty shootout loss) and lost 3 matches.
Inter Miami ends pre-season training with a win
Coach Tata Martino and his team will have a lot of work to do before the 2024 MLS season kicks off in the middle of next week. Accordingly, Messi and his teammates will play the opening match of the 2024 MLS season against Real Salt Lake, also at home on February 22. About 4 days later, this famous player and Inter Miami will have a trip to LA Galaxy to end the match schedule in February.
In March, Messi and Inter Miami had seven matches, including five in MLS and two legs of the round of 16 in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
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