The Herons are going up against the team they overcame in the Leagues Cup final, this time in the domestic league championship.
Diego GorostietaDiegsGorostietaJoe Brennanj4brennanUpdate: Aug 30th, 2023 18:48 EDT
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Football is back in MLS and this Wednesday (7:30p.m. ET) Inter Miami return home after beating NYRB to face an old enemy: Nashville SC. The Fort Lauderdale side overcame their rivals in the Leagues Cup final just 11 days ago and now the team led by Gary Smith has the chance to exact revenge on the unstoppable force in pink.
However, Gerardo Martino’s side come into the game in fine form, having beaten the New York Red Bulls in Messi’s MLS debut, where he came off the bench to gift us with one of the passes of the season, setting up the second goal that sentenced the tie in New Jersey.
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— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) August 30, 2023
Inter Miami vs Nashville SC: preview
Now, Inter Miami are on the search of their second consecutive win in the domestic league campaign, something that BM, before Messi, who is set to start tonight, had not happened in the 2023 season. In fact, before they casually signed arguably the best player the game has ever seen, they had not won a football match in six attempts. I guess signing a seven-time Ballon d’Or winner has its plus points.
If Inter Miami do continue this incredible run that they have been on and overcome a truly tricky rival in Nashville SC at the DRV PNK Stadium, Tata’s team will have reached a staggering 10 consecutive wins in all competitions. This is something not only that the club had not achieved prior to Messi’s arrival, but something they wouldn’t have thought was statistically possible. Again, it’s nice to have the best player in the world.
However, we can’t forget the opponent and focus solely on Miami and Messi. Nashville are currently 7th in the MLS East standings and as such, they occupy a precious playoff spot that Miami are dreaming of reaching. The home side have no room for error in this crucial clash and perhaps more than Messi magic will be needed to get something out of the game and put points in their pocket.
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Messi has been declared fit to start by manager, Tata Martino.GIORGIO VIERAAFP
