Featured Columnist IVJuly 22, 2024
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Inter Miami confirmed Monday that Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez will miss the MLS All-Star Sport on Wednesday.
“Leo Messi will miss the All-Star Sport as a result of an ankle damage, whereas Luis Suárez, who lately returned from worldwide responsibility after over 40 days away from the membership, will miss the All-Star Sport as a result of knee discomfort,” the membership mentioned, per the Miami Herald‘s Michelle Kaufman. “Their availability for Saturday’s League’s Cup match will probably be assessed based mostly on their each day restoration course of.”
Messi was subbed off in Argentina’s 1-0 victory over Colombia within the Copa América ultimate with what Inter Miami described as a ligament damage in his proper ankle. He had gone down with out contact and exited within the 66th minute of the match.
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Suárez, who represented Uruguay at Copa América, could be getting rested by Inter Miami proactively as a lot as he is experiencing knee discomfort. He has logged a number of minutes this summer time, most lately going the space within the 2-1 win over Chicago Hearth FC over the weekend.
Messi and Suárez are arguably the 2 most notable names within the league based mostly on their reputations within the sport, they usually earned their All-Star nods on advantage. The previous has 12 objectives and 13 assists in 12 appearances, whereas the latter boasts 12 objectives and 5 assists by 18 fixtures.
Lacking each will probably be a blow for MLS by way of constructing curiosity for the All-Star Sport, which pits the league’s prime gamers in opposition to a handpicked squad from Mexico’s Liga MX.
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The supporters in Columbus, Ohio, are the most important losers from Monday’s information.
Inter Miami’s lone journey to Decrease.com Area throughout the 2023 season got here in April, earlier than Messi and Suárez had signed with the membership. They’ve but to make the journey to Central Ohio, and their solely likelihood this 12 months is now Miami’s Oct. 2 date with the Columbus Crew.
