Inter Miami CF head coach Javier Mascherano confirmed Lionel Messi will probably be touring with the workforce to Jamaica to face Cavalier FC within the second leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup round-of-16 sequence Thursday at Kingston’s Independence Park.
Messi missed the earlier three Miami matches resulting from what Mascherano described as load administration.
“Leo Messi is on the roster and can journey with the workforce to Jamaica,” Mascherano informed media on Wednesday. “Tomorrow we are going to determine for the sport what’s greatest, if he begins or waits on the bench and is available in later.
“At this time he skilled with the workforce, and the sensations have been good. We’re pleased he’ll journey with us to Jamaica.”
The workforce will journey Wednesday to comply with Concacaf protocol and be within the location of the match 24 hours previous to kick off.
In an effort to keep away from any future accidents, Mascherano failed to incorporate Messi within the rosters for the matches in opposition to the Houston Dynamo and Cavalier FC earlier than leaving him on the bench for everything of the sport in opposition to Charlotte FC on Sunday.
The coach harassed on a number of events that Messi didn’t maintain an harm at the beginning of the season, however he merely selected to relaxation the participant to reduce the dangers after kicking off the 2025 marketing campaign with three video games within the span of seven days.
Inter Miami will now put together to face Cavalier within the second leg with a lot of the roster out there, seeing the return of defender Maxi Falcon after he missed out on the match in opposition to Charlotte resulting from a blow to the leg throughout Champions Cup motion.
Miami enters Thursday’s recreation with a 2-0 lead over Cavalier after successful the primary match at Chase Stadium final week. Mascherano harassed he is not taking something without any consideration, although dismissed issues in regards to the circumstances of the sphere in Jamaica’s capital
“We all know that tomorrow we’re going to play a troublesome recreation for us. It is a recreation that is essential, not only for this week however for the season as a result of we had the possibility to by way of to quarterfinals,” stated Mascherano.
“On the finish, clearly we favor if the sphere is nice, higher for us for the way in which that we play. However anyway, we’ve got to play within the situation that the sphere is.”
Ought to Inter Miami full the win in Jamaica, the workforce would face MLS opponent LAFC within the quarterfinals.
