Inter Miami's opponent revealed in the Leagues Cup knockout round, Messi is about to return

"Inter Miami will face Toronto FC in the next round of the Leagues Cup. This match will take place at Chase Stadium (August 9, Vietnam time)," Inter Miami announced on August 5. This is a match where Messi is likely to return to play, following recent confirmation from coach Tata Martino.

Messi and Suarez will both return to action when Inter Miami take on Toronto FC next week.

Toronto FC won the top spot in Group 6 of the Eastern Conference after defeating Pachuca (Mexico) with a score of 2-1 on August 5. Thereby, they met Inter Miami, who finished second in Group 3 of the Eastern Conference. Toronto FC and Inter Miami recently met in the MLS (July 18) also at Chase Stadium. At that time, the team owned and co-owned by David Beckham won 3-1, with midfielder Federico Redondo scoring a brace and Diego Gomez scoring a goal. This was also the period when Messi and Suarez were both absent due to having just finished playing in the Copa America.

However, last season, after Messi joined Inter Miami and won the Leagues Cup, the 37-year-old Argentine player led his teammates to crush Toronto FC with a score of 4-0, also at home at Chase Stadium.

This reunion also promises that Messi and his teammates will continue to maintain their winning streak to advance to the round of 16 of the Leagues Cup with the goal of defending the championship.

If they advance, Inter Miami's next knockout round opponent could be Columbus Crew (USA), who were exempted from the group stage thanks to winning the 2023 MLS Cup. In the round of 32, Columbus Crew will face Toluca (Mexico) or Sporting Kansas City (USA).

Inter Miami has a full squad including Messi returning from the Leagues Cup knockout round

"We played quite well in the group stage despite the absence of many key players, including Messi and two players who played in the Olympics (Diego Gomez and Benjamin Cremaschi). Suarez himself also needed to rest to recover his fitness (he missed the recent match against Tigres UANL).

However, from the knockout round of the upcoming Leagues Cup, they will return. This is in our plan. At that time, I believe Inter Miami will have the best force to aim for the goal of defending the championship. We strive to maintain this ambition, along with the MLS Cup championship race at the end of the year," coach Tata Martino expressed after the match lost 1-2 to opponent Tigres UANL on August 4.

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