Inter Miami captain, Lionel Messi, will miss three of his team’s matches in September because he would be called up to represent his country’s national team in the World Cup qualifiers, starting next week.
This was confirmed by Inter Miami manager Tata Martino.
Martino spoke following Inter Miami’s 2-0 win over the New York Red Bulls on Saturday.
DAILY POST reports that Inter Miami will take on LAFC, Sporting KC, Atlanta United, Toronto, Orlando City and Houston Dynamo in September.
Speaking to the press after Inter Miami’s win over New York Red Bulls, Martino stated (via Favian Renkel): “Lionel Messi is going to miss at least 3 games, he will get called up for his national team.”
Argentina will compete against Ecuador and Bolivia in September, followed by games against Paraguay and Peru in October and Messi’s participation in those games is almost guaranteed.