Inter Miami’s assistant coach has stated that Lionel Messi is prepared to play in the next Major League Soccer encounter. Messi’s appearance has the potential to set a new record for the number of people that attend a Sporting KC game.

Javier Morales, an assistant coach for Inter Miami CF, anticipates that Lionel Messi will play in Sunday’s match against Sporting Kansas City. The match will take place at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in City, which is the location of the predicted record attendance of 70,000 spectators. This is Kansas City, Missouri.

A press conference was held on Friday, April 12, and Morales stated that Messi will be ready for the match that will take place tomorrow. Today, we will have to wait and see how he is feeling; if everything is fine, he will be ready to play. At the conclusion of the encounter in Monterrey, Messi did not experience any discomfort. I suppose he’ll be interested in playing.”

 

Messi is ready for the match against Sporting KC (Source: Internet)

The striker from Argentina participated in the entirety of the second leg of the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Champions Cup, which was played against CF Monterrey. The elimination of Inter Miami occurred at BBVA Stadium, where they suffered a 3-1 loss (and a 5-2 overall record) despite Messi’s presence. Following their elimination from CONCACAF, Inter Miami will redirect their attention to matches in the Major League Soccer (MLS), beginning with a matchup against Sporting KC.

A record number of spectators are anticipated to attend Sporting KC, which will take place at the Kansas City Chiefs’ stadium, which has a capacity of about 76,416 people.

It is anticipated that the match taking place between the two clubs will surpass Sporting KC’s existing attendance record of 52,424 fans, which was established in a friendly match between the Major League Soccer team and Manchester United at Arrowhead in 2010. Each and every one of Sporting Kansas City’s home games is played at Children’s Mercy Park, which has the capacity to hold 18,500 spectators.

When Sporting KC and Miami faced each other for the first time, the match took place on September 9, 2023. Miami emerged victorious with a score of 3-2, owing to the goals scored by Leonardo Campana and Facundo Farías. There had only been two previous encounters between the two clubs, both of which were from different eras.

As of right now, Miami is in third place on the table for the Eastern Conference with 12 points after eight games and a record of 3 wins, 2 losses, and 3 draws. There is little doubt that Messi and his teammates will want to shoot for three points, which would end the string of five matches in which they have not experienced the excitement of winning.