Newell's Old Boys
, the club where
Lionel Messi
played as a child, visits
Inter Miami
this Thursday , in a friendly match that will be played at the DRV PNK stadium, in that city in the southeastern United States.
The match is broadcast through the
Apple TV
platform , with a subscription to the
MLS Season Pass
.
The technical director of
Inter Miami
, the former player and "red and black" coach Gerardo Martino, confirmed that
Messi will be a starter
, after the muscle discomfort that sidelined him from some games on the tour of Asia.
On the Leprosy side, Pablo Pérez, today in Sarmiento de Junín, plays starter.
"Regardless of when the game takes place, I am privileged to be in this place and at this moment directing this beautiful club. We will face people who left not only Argentina but also this club in a very good position," declared the director. Newell's technician, the Uruguayan Mauricio Larriera, to the Rosario radio station LT8.
Larriera's idea is that the players suffer as little wear and tear as possible, which is why he will take advantage of the friendly to give minutes to the substitutes and youth players.