On a night that was dressed in the starry mantle, a plane from the United States landed at the El Salvador International Airport, bringing with it a constellation of stars: Inter Miami, headed by Argentine star Lionel Messi. The arrival of the football galaxy unleashed expectation among Cuscatleco fans.
With the recent title of The Best 2024 in his hands, Lionel Messi leads a team full of figures that includes Luis Suárez, Inter Miami’s brand new signing for the season. Both players, who shared a locker room at Barcelona, are ready to show their skills at the Cuscatlán Stadium facing the El Salvador National Team this Friday night.
🛬⚽️ MESSI’S TRIUMPHAL ARRIVAL IN EL SALVADOR! 🇸🇻
Leonel Messi, world champion, and his team @InterMiamiCF have landed in El Salvador for Friday’s expected confrontation against @LaSelecta_SLV at the Cuscatlán Stadium 🏟️. Excitement is palpitating in the air! pic.twitter.com/QUSA4WMRGt
— Diario La Huella (@LaHuellaSV) January 19, 2024
Led by the iconic former Manchester United midfielder, David Beckham, the Major League Soccer (MLS) team arrives on Cusco lands in all its splendor. In addition to Messi and Suárez, the constellation is completed with two of Messi’s former teammates at Barcelona: Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets, who also joined Inter Miami for the current MLS season.
Under the orders of experienced technical director Gerardo “El Tata” Martino, former coach of Barcelona and the Paraguayan and Mexican national teams, Inter Miami will face its first preseason game in El Salvador. Tata Martino, with experience in leading teams in World Cups, brings with him a wealth of knowledge that promises to add a special touch to the match.
🛬🚌⚽️ MESSI AND INTER MIAMI LAND IN EL SALVADOR TO FACE THE SELECTA!
The team has arrived at the El Salvador International Airport and is preparing to board the buses destined for the capital. pic.twitter.com/EHf0mOfgQw
— Diario La Huella (@LaHuellaSV) January 19, 2024
The Cuscatlán Stadium will be the epicenter of this exciting sporting spectacle, with the kickoff scheduled for 7:00 p.m. The expectation among Salvadorans is palpable, and the match, directed by FIFA referee Iván Barton, is expected to mark the beginning of a season full of emotions for Inter Miami in the MLS.
The visit of the American team not only represents a preseason match, but also an opportunity for Salvadoran fans to enjoy up close the talent of some of the brightest stars in world soccer. The duel between Inter Miami and the El Salvador National Team promises to be a memorable chapter in the history of Cuscatleco sports.
🐐🇸🇻⚽️ MESSI ALREADY LANDED EL SALVADOR!
Messi, the world champion and current winner of the Ballon d’Or and The Best award, arrives in the country as leader of the @InterMiamiCF, David Beckham’s team. ⚽🛬🌟 pic.twitter.com/1qPxbjwcuq
— Diario La Huella (@LaHuellaSV) January 19, 2024