Inter Miami receives Colorado Rapids by date 7 of the MLS this Saturday at Chase Stadium starting at 8:30 p.m. (Argentine time). The novelty in Gerardo Martino’s cast is the return of Lionel Messiwho missed the Herons’ last four games with a right hamstring injury.
“He’s back”, the Florida team announced on their social networks along with a photo in which Messi is seen entering the playing field. The message is a nod to that historic statement from Michael Jordan (“I’m back”) when he announced that he was returning to basketball.
Inter has just lost 2-1 in the first leg of the Concachampions quarterfinals against Monterrey, a match that ended with crossfire between its Argentine protagonists: Messi and Martino would have had a clash with Nico Sánchezfield assistant to Tano Ortiz, coach of the Mexican team.
Regarding the United States league, the Herons tied 1-1 in their last presentation with New York City FC and lost first place in the Eastern Conference: they are in second position with 11 points, one less than Cincinnati, leader.
Those from Denver, for their part, defeated Los Angeles FC 3-2 the previous day, which allowed them to climb to seventh position in the Western Conference.
What time does Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami play and how to watch the game
The match between Inter Miami and Colorado Rapids will be played this Saturday starting at 8:30 p.m. (Argentina time) and can be followed through the Apple TV platform, with the MLS Season Pass.
Possible formations of Inter Miami vs. Colorado Rapids
Inter Miami: Drake Callender; Marcelo Weigandt, Tomás Avilés, Nicolás Freire, Jordi Alba; David Ruiz, Sergio Busquets, Diego Gómez; Julián Gressel, Luis Suárez and Lionel Messi. DT: Gerardo Martino.
Colorado Rapids: Zack Steffen; Keegan Rosenberry, Moise Bombito, Andreas Maxsø, Samuel Vines; Cole Bassett, Oliver Larraz, Calvin Harris, Djordje Mihailovic, Kevin Cabral; Rafael Navarro. DT: Chris Armas.