Followers wait, hoping to get an autograph from Inter Miami ahead Lionel Messi earlier than the staff’s MLS soccer match towards the Chicago Fireplace in Chicago, on Oct. 4, 2023.
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Lionel Messi wasn’t in Chicago with Inter Miami on October 4 evening for a recreation towards the Fireplace, lacking his fifth match within the final six with the MLS membership.
The 36-year-old Argentine star had been listed as questionable on Inter Miami’s harm report due to a scar tissue ailment that has nagged him since shortly after the World Cup. He labored out independently of the staff on October 3.
The Fireplace offered a team-record 61,000 tickets to the match at Soldier Subject. After Messi’s presence grew to become unlikely, introduced potential season-ticket holders may take a $250 credit score towards subsequent season, with single-game spectators eligible for a $50 credit score in the event that they determined to not attend.
Messi has 11 objectives in 12 matches with Inter Miami. It’s 8-0-4 when he performs; seven of these matches had been on the staff’s run to successful its first trophy by claiming the Leagues Cup championship and one other was within the U.S. Open Cup semifinal. Inter Miami is 1-2-2 in its 5 matches with out Messi since he joined the membership.
