There are still several issues that Inter Miami must address on its agenda, mainly how it will play its regular season MLS matches. With its participation in the Concacaf Champions Cup, the team must make decisions about who will play on Sunday against Toronto FC in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
And among their priorities is to decide in which games and for how long they will use Lionel Messi, who recently returned to action in the previous weekend’s game where David Beckham’s team defeated the Philadelphia Union 2-1 with a great goal from La Pulga the first time he touched the ball in the match when he came on as a substitute in the second half.
Lionel Messi goes from frustration to heartwarming moment with young fans after tough loss
Facing the bottom of the conference, who have not known what it is to win in the current season, logic tells us that as it is a game without major complications, they could choose not to risk the world champion and rather “put all the meat on the grill” in the game that they need most against Los Angeles FC in the middle of the week.
Difficult decision for Inter Miami and Lionel Messi
Inter Miami (4-0-1, 13 points) is currently in second place in the Eastern Conference standings. Toronto FC (0-4-2, 2 points) is tied for last place with Montreal.
But Inter Miami has a crucial match on Wednesday against LAFC in the Champions Cup. Inter Miami hosts the second leg after losing the first leg 1-0, and must now find a way to get a positive result on aggregate. LAFC advances with a win, draw or one-goal loss if it scores. If Miami wins 1-0, the match will be played in extra time to decide who advances.
“We have two games very close together, so we have to see how we can field two competitive teams on Sunday and Wednesday,” Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano told reporters Friday morning.
Sergio Busquets is one of the main Miami players expected to play against Toronto, as he will miss Wednesday’s match due to an accumulation of yellow cards. New Ecuadorian signing Allen Obando could make his debut for the team on Sunday.
Toronto doesn’t know victory in a difficult season
It has been a difficult start for Toronto, to say the least, when even standout players such as Deandre Kerr, who scored two goals, had to leave the field last week and it is not known when he will be ready to return.
Toronto FC strengthened its roster this week with the signing of midfielder Maxime Dominguez, on loan from Brazilian club Vasco de Gama. Dominguez has made 14 appearances in all competitions for Vasco since joining the team in September 2024.
“Maxime will give us a boost in midfield with his technique, work rate and eye for passes that unlock the opposition,” said Toronto FC general manager Jason Hernandez.
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