He returned to Miami with Antonella Roccuzzo and her children

End of vacation in Argentina for Lionel Messi. This Saturday night, Rosary beadsWhich works in crack Inter Miami He boarded his private plane with his family and returned to his home USATo fully engage in preseason work with his team.

The captain of the national team thus closed the rest period with the safety of his loved ones in Santa Fe. Mate days, barbecues, games and swimming pools, events with his friends and constant training to not lose his physical rhythm, have been Leo’s routine since he arrived in the country on December 17.

Besides spending Christmas and New Year holidays together Antonella RoccuzzoWith his three children and his closest relatives, Leo was able to enjoy being at the wedding of his sister-in-law, his wife’s younger sister.

Thanks to the calendar that MLS has in place, Leo could spend this week in Rosario without having to think about defining commitments like he did when he was in Europe in the middle of the league’s development and days before the final stage. Champions League.

Now it’s Messi’s turn to see faces again with his teammates in the team he leads Gerardo Tata MartinoWhich will mark the long awaited reunion with his partner Luis Suarez. 2024 will be a very challenging year for his career, knowing that he is going through his final chapters.

Messi’s goal is to become a champion MLS After its disappointing end in the year 2023. It so happens that when Leo arrived in Miami in August, the competition had already begun, and his team was in last place in its conference, far from the classification zone.

After winning League Cup 2023That Lightning Tournament meant the young pink organization’s first title, led by efforts Tata Martino It was not enough to recover in the league, and they saw the definition on TV, where the Columbus Crew was established as champions.

Before the official start, Inter Miami will play several friendly matches: the first of which will be played on Friday the 19th. El Salvador national teamOn Salvadoran soil, and a few days later, on Monday the 22nd, he will visit. FC Dallas at Cotton Bowl Stadium.

Afterwards, the Herons will travel to Saudi Arabia, where they will face off Al Hilal (Neymar Jr., uninjured) and Al Nasser From Cristiano Ronaldo, on Monday 1/29 and Thursday 1/2 respectively. Also scheduled to receive Thursday 2/15 Newell’s at their stadium, DRV PNK in Fort Lauderdale.

Messi’s official debut will be at home on Wednesday 2/21 at 10:00pm (Argentine time). Royal Salt Lake A sort of “opening match” of the league, the only one of the day, and with a possible tribute to the 10 who will debut as winners of eight Ballon d’Ors.

A few days later, at the official start of the competition, Inter Miami will travel to the far west of the region. LA Galaxy: It will be at the Dignity Health Sports Park Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday 2/25 from 10:30pm (Argentine time).

• 2/21 Miami vs Salt Lake
• 2/25 LA vs Miami
• 2/3 Miami vs Orlando
• 10/3 Miami vs Montreal
• 3/16 DC vs Miami
• 3/23 New York vs Miami
• 3/30 Miami vs. NYC
• 6/4 Miami vs. Colorado
• 4/13 Kansas City vs. Miami
• 4/20 Miami vs. Nashville
• 4/27 New England Vs. Miami
• 4/5 Miami vs New York
• 11/5 Montreal vs Miami
• 15/5 Orlando vs Miami
• 5/18 Miami vs. DC
• 5/25 Vancouver vs Miami
• 6/15 Philadelphia vs Miami
• 6/19 Miami Vs. Columbus
• 6/29 Nashville Vs. Miami
• 3/7 Charlotte vs Miami
• 6/7 Cincinnati vs Miami
• 7/17 Miami vs Toronto
• 7/20 Miami vs. Chicago
• 24/8 Miami vs Cincinnati
• 8/31 Chicago vs Miami
• 9/14 Miami vs. Philadelphia
• 9/18 Atlanta Vs. Miami
• 9/21 NYC vs Miami

Messi’s side will be facing a rival for the first time in the competition that consecrates the best team in CONCACAF (at the level of the Champions in Europe or the Libertadores in South America). Nashville of MLS and MochaRepresentative of the Dominican Republic. Inter Miami The opponent is waiting but already confirmed the dates of the crossing: it will be the visitor on 7/3 at 11:00 pm (Argentine time) and defined as a home team on 13/3 at 9:15 pm (Argentine time) will do ).

MLS teams will eventually play a tournament that will bring together all of the league’s teams Liga MX, who crowned Inter Miami as champions in the last edition. will play Between 26 July and 25 August, the date of the finals, and again will give three spots to the Concchamps. This year, Messi’s team will have the prize of starting their path to the Round of 16, without having played in the previous zone.

In 2023, the tournament featured 77 matches with an attendance of around 1.3 million fans. The competition was intense with an action-packed format that averaged 3.26 goals per game.