Inter MiamiSunday, November 15
Messi will play in Argentina with Inter Miami against River Plate on Jan. 19
The 5AM Miami team
If you've wanted to see Lionel Messi in a club shirt back home, here's your chance. Inter Miami and River Plate announced Friday a friendly on Jan. 19. It will be Messi's first club game on an Argentine field: he never played there for Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain or Inter Miami.
Messi's farewell comes before a club return in Buenos Aires
- Oct. 6Messi says goodbye to Argentina fans in a 3-0 win over Benin.
- Nov. 13Inter Miami and River Plate announce the friendly.
- DecemberLuis Suárez's contract with Inter Miami ends.
- Jan. 19Inter Miami will play River Plate at the Monumental.
- Feb.-MayMLS's Sprint season will run only from February to May.
Sources: Diario Las Américas, AmericaTeve
Inter says it wants an experience that goes beyond the 90 minutes. Rodrigo De Paul and Casemiro are on its roster, and Suárez is on the event poster Messi shared on Instagram. River has Nicolás Otamendi, Gonzalo Montiel and Thiago Almada, who played with Messi for Argentina.
- Venue: Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
- Messi's age: 39
- Inter's MLS playoff run starts next week
126goals for Argentina in Messi's 21-year national team career
He retired from international play on Oct. 6 with a penalty goal and two assists.
Source: AmericaTeve
Sources: Diario Las Américas, AmericaTeve