Inter Miami-Monterrey for the Concachampions: lineups, when Messi plays, what time, where and how to watch it

He InterMiami of the Argentine star Lionel Messi and the Monterrey of Mexico face each other in one of the first legs of the called quarter-finals Conca Champions 2024, the Concacaf Champions Cup. The match is at 9pm and will be seen exclusively on Star+.

This edition of the tournament brings together four teams from the Aztec country, three Americans and one representing Costa Rica.

The clash between Inter and Monterrey in Miami will pit two of the biggest teams in the region against each other.

According to the portal Transfer marketInter Miami has the most valuable payroll in the MLS estimated at approx 91 million dollars.

At 36, Messi alone costs a third of the squad (32.3 million), while the Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez He is the fifth on the payroll (4.3 million).

For their part, the ‘Rayados’ of Monterrey are the team with the highest score in the championship MX League: 102.1 million dollars and with an estimated value of 11.8 million dollars, the Spaniard Sergio Canales is the most valued player.

The former Boca and Lanús goalkeeper, Esteban Andrada; the former Estudiantes and Banfield, Jorge “Corcho” Rodríguez; the former Gimnasia and Independiente, Massimiliano Mezzaand the Cordovan German Berterametrained in San Lorenzo and on the Board of Directors for some time, they are the Argentinians of the powerful Mexican team, led by a coach also from these latitudes, Fernando Ortiz46 years old, remembered as a former Boca de Bianchi footballer and with a promising coaching career in North America.

The match between Inter Miami and Monterrey will begin on Wednesday at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale at 9pm.

The big unknown in the first chapter of this match is whether Messi will play since he has missed Inter Miami’s last three matches due to a right leg injury.

“The match (against Monterrey) is important, but we have to think about the whole year,” the Argentine said. Gerardo Martinocoach of Inter Miami, and stressed that if there is a “risk” for Messi’s recovery, “he will not play”.

In the four quarterfinals there is a Mexican team. In addition to Monterrey, the TigersHe America and the Pachuca. All four will be guests in the first leg.

The quarter-finals will begin this Tuesday when the Tigers hope to have the French striker André-Pierre Gignacvisit the Columbus crew of the United States at Lower.com Stadium in Columbus.

Also on Tuesday, América, leaders of Mexican football, will face the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough.

The fourth round will begin on Wednesday at the National Stadium in San José: the Heredian of Costa Rica will host the Pachuca.

The ‘Tuzos’ of Pachuca will visit Herediano with the need to shake off a series of three consecutive defeats in the local championship. “We have a good challenge in the Concachampions; we will look for a good result,” said Uruguayan Guillermo Almada, coach of the Mexican team.

Probable lineups

InterMiami: Drake Callender; Marcelo Weigandt, Tomás Avilés, Nicolás Freire, Jordi Alba; Sergio Busquets, David Ruiz, Diego Gómez, Julian Gressel; Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi. DT: Gerardo Martino.

Monterrey: Esteban Andrada; Erick Aguirre, Edson Gutiérrez, Sebastián Vegas, Gerardo Arteaga; Jorge Rodríguez, Jordi Cortizo, Sergio Canales, Luis Romo, Maximiliano Meza; German Berterame.