Messi’s Inter Miami has finished with a new reinforcement and is on its way to becoming the most powerful team in the MLS

Confirmed the arrival of Luis Suarez to the InterMiamiwhich adds to Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets AND Jordi Alba to try to repeat some of the glory built together with Barcelona, ​​​​now the team of Tata Martino confirms the arrival of a new stellar reinforcement.

This is a German nationalized American. Giuliano Gressel, which comes after an excellent season in which He was a Major League Soccer (MLS) champion with the Columbus Crew, and now he will realize his dream of playing alongside one of the best footballers in history.

“I am happy to join an ambitious club like Inter Miami for this new chapter in my career”, the 30-year-old midfielder said in a statement.

“I am ready to work and use my experience in this championship to help my new teammates and this great club realize their dream of winning more titles,” he added, before signing a contract until the end of the 2026 season with a one more year option.

Martino knows him very well, as Gressel was part of the team that gave the only MLS title to the 2018 Atlanta United and who directed the Argentine coach. Furthermore, together they won the 2019 US Open Cup. Now their paths cross again.

Then German was in DC United between 2020 and 2022, he spent later in his career for the Vancouver White Caps (2022-2023) before reaching the Crew of Christopher Columbus (2023). And now it comes InterMiami remain tied to the American League. There he will try to earn a place and help Lionel Messi continue to win titles and more titles.

Messi’s Inter Miami 2024

Messi aims to become MLS champion after a frustrating end to the year in 2023. As it happens, Leo arrived in Miami in August, with the competition already started, and his team was in last place in the conference, far from the area of classification.

After winning the 2023 League Cup, that flash tournament which meant the first title of the young pink institution, the effort of those led by Tata Martino was not enough to get back into the championship, and they witnessed the definition on TV, where they became samples. Columbus crew.

Before the official start, Inter Miami will play several friendly matches: the first will be on Friday 19th, against the El Salvador national team, on Salvadoran soil, and a few days later, on Monday 22nd, they will visit FC Dallas. at the Cotton Bowl stadium.

Then, the Herons will go on tour to Saudi Arabia, where they will face Al Hilal (without Neymar Jr., injured) and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr, respectively on Monday 29/1 and Thursday 1/2. They are also scheduled to host Newell’s on Thursday 2/15 at their stadium, DRV PNK in Fort Lauderdale.

Messi’s official debut will take place at home on Wednesday 21/2 at 10pm (Argentine time), playing against Real Salt Lake in a sort of “debut match” of the championship, the only one of the day, and with a possible tribute to the 10 who will make their debut as winners of eight Ballon d’Ors.

A few days later, at the official start of the competition, Inter Miami will move to the far west of the territory to face the LA Galaxy: it will be Sunday 25/2 from 10.30pm (Argentine time) at the Dignity Stadio Health Sports Park in Los Angeles.

Inter Miami and the dates of the Concachampions

The first time for Messi’s team in the match that establishes the best team in Concacaf (at the level of the Champions League in Europe or Libertadores in South America) will be against a rival that will emerge from the clash between Nashville of the MLS and Moca, representing the Dominican Republic . Inter Miami is waiting for an opponent but has already confirmed the dates of that match: they will be guests on 3/7 at 11pm (Argentine time) and will call themselves the home team on 3/13 at 9.15pm. pm (Argentine time).

The Leagues Cup, after the Copa América

The MLS teams will finally play the tournament that brings together all the championship teams with those of Liga MX, which in the last edition crowned Inter Miami champion. It will be played from 26 July to 25 August, the date of the final, and will once again give three places to the Concachampions. This year Messi’s team will have the reward of starting in the round of 16, without having to play in the previous zone.

In 2023, the tournament saw 77 matches with an attendance of nearly 1.3 million fans. The competition was intense, with an action-packed format where an average of 3.26 goals were scored per game.