Lionel Messi fits like Inter Miami Eyes ‘Big step’ to the semifinals

Inter Miami Chief coach Javier Mascherano said he acknowledged the importance of achieving the semi -finals of Concacaf Champions Cup as a young club, but warned against the quarterfinal series Laftc for granted.

Miami, which started life in MLS in 2020, is in its second season in North America the highest club competition after 5-2 on the aggregate on two legs on the MX Side League Cf monterrey last year’s quarterfinals.

“I do not know if it is the biggest (so far in our season) or not because in the end they are important to all matches and I say the same thing: the most important thing is another,” Mascherano told reporters at a press conference on Tuesday.

“We don’t look at the next match, but it is clear that we know that we are at an important point in the competition. If we can achieve this phase, we would be among the four best of Concacaf. For the club like Inter Miami, which had little existence, I think it would be a big step.”

Inter Miami beat Sporting Kansas City and Cavalier FC to reach the quarterfinals and a match against LAFC. Now the team will try to play the first leg against Giant Mls Western Conference Giant at the BMO stadium in Los Angeles on Wednesday with Lionel Messi on the list.

Though Mascherano could not publish how Messi would participate in the match, the player revealed that the player is fit then represent more than 35 minutes against Philadelphia Union Saturday. The attacker had previously missed two World Cup qualifications with the problem of ADUctor.

“I expect Leo to be suitable tomorrow and he can play, but in the end you will know at the beginning of the game,” Mascherano said.

“The most important thing is that he finished the match against Philadelphia well. Reality is that we returned yesterday for training. We rested on Sunday, so we’ll see how they feel today.”

Inter Miami will only host LAFC seven days later in the second stage at the Chase stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.