Will Messi play against Colorado Rapids today, April 6?

The Argentine star is back in the Inter Miami squad list for the Herons’ MLS clash against the Rapids.

Paul Reidypaulreidy67Update: Apr 6th, 2024 18:41 EDT

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There is good news and bad news for Inter Miami fans desperate to see Argentine maestro Leo Messi back in action sporting the famous pink jersey.

The positive news is that Messi is back in the Inter Miami squad for the first time in almost a month after overcoming the hamstring issues that have hampered his availability in the 2024 season. However Lionel Messi starts on the bench for the MLS clash against Colorado Rapids with the action set to get underway at Chase Stadium on Saturday, April 6 (KO 7:30 p.m. ET./4:30 p.m. PT).

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Will Messi get playing time against Colorado?

Speaking to the media ahead of the game, Inter Miami assistant manager Javi Morales said that Messi “has been improving day by day, it’s been seven days, so he is feeling better, he is training with the group so we are waiting for today’s training to see how he feels and then make a decision”.

“Today (Friday) we will see how he feels in training. If he (Messi) feels good, Tata will surely want to play him for 10 minutes, 15 or 45, but it is certain that we want to have him back,” Morales added.

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Monterrey awaits

Miami will be looking to maintain their solid (without being spectacular) start to the MLS campaign as they currently sit in second place in the Eastern Conference on 11 points.

However, next Wednesday sees the Herons play one of the most important games in the club’s short history as they head to the Mexican city of Monterrey where they trail Liga MX Rayados giants (1-2) from the first leg in the regional CONCACAF Champions Cup.

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Revelations have also emerged on how Messi and Martino rallied against the match officials post-game after Monterrey’s assistant coach Nico Sanchez was confronted by an angry Messi with the Argentine striker raising a first to the representative from the Liga MX side with this tension set to add to the expectation that already surrounds the second leg clash at the Estadio BBVA.

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— Rayados (@Rayados) April 6, 2024

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