Inter Miami vs Newell's: the tender photo of "two Messis" to announce the match and Martino's response on whether he will start

"A dream night" is coming

.

This is how the friendly between

Inter Miami

and

Newell's Old Boys

was officially presented this Tuesday , the last and first team of

Lionel Messi

, the protagonist of the image broadcasting the match with a tender photo.

In addition, coach Gerardo Tata Martino confirmed that La Pulga will start next Thursday starting at 5:00 p.m. at the DVR PNK stadium.

In the composite photo, Messi, captain of Las Garzas, leads the youth Messi of La Leprosy by the hand.

Tickets for the event are still on sale on the official website of the Florida State franchise.

A dream night 💫

⚽ #InterMiamiCF vs @Newells

📅 Thursday, February 15 |

7:30 PM ET

🏟️ @drvpnkstadium

🎟️ https://t.co/CC0wN9QwEx pic.twitter.com/V35XnKbPYP

— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) February 13, 2024

Almost at the same time as its dissemination through social networks, DT Martino participated in an event at the Mana Wynwood Convention Center, for sympathizers and fans of the Independence Park entity called

"Glorious Talks"

.

Accompanied by another emblem of the club like

Maximiliano Rodríguez

, Martino confided that Messi

"is fine"

, so he will be

"starting"

next Thursday when the long-awaited match is held, the last of the preseason for his team.

Tata Martino confirmed that Lionel Messi will start against Newell's, @Cadena3Com @Cadena3_Rosario @estadio3 pic.twitter.com/wsg9jMDshE

— Claudio Giglioni (@golgigli) February 13, 2024

The doubts were raised because Messi, 36, had to manage the minutes during the tour of Asia, in which he even had to breach commercial agreements regarding his presence, as happened in Hong Kong, which became a matter of state and It affected the

Argentine National Team

.

An edema in the left adductor was decisive for the world champion star to barely play 238 minutes in the exhausting tour of preparation matches that Las Garzas designed through El Salvador, the city of Dallas, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong and Japan.

In the pleasant and informal talk he had with "Leprosy" fans, coach Martino (who has one of the stands at the Marcelo Bielsa stadium with his name), requested that one of the headers of the field located in Parque Independencia be named

José 'Piojo' Yudica

, in honor of the former player, coach and idol of the institution.

#Newells travels to Miami ✈️

The leper delegation will leave tonight for the United States for Thursday's match against @InterMiamiCF.

📝 https://t.co/MmAXlVuXVF pic.twitter.com/pDDsYKKG7N

— Newell's Old Boys (@Newells) February 14, 2024

The Newell's delegation, with the inclusion of Sarmiento de Junín's midfielder, Pablo Pérez, left this Tuesday for Miami, where they will disembark on Wednesday morning.

Then, coach Mauricio Larriera and captain Éver Banega will head to the DRV PNK Stadium to speak at a press conference.

In the afternoon, the players will train at Inter's Florida Blue Training Center ahead of Thursday's game.

The 25 players who are part of the squad, in addition to Pérez, are:

Hoyos, Macagno, Méndez, Velázquez, Glavinovich, Martino, Schott, Jacob, Vangioni, Calderara, R. Fernández, Díaz, Banega, Cacciabúe, E. Fernández, Balzi , Schor, J. Fernández, May, Ramírez, Aguirre, Chiaverano, Pérez Tica, Jaime and Miljevic

.