Tata Martino’s team, which did not give the Argentine star any minutes, achieved its first victory in the preseason friendlies.
Today Inter Miami achieved its first victory of the tour prior to the next season of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the United States. They beat Hong Kong XI 4-1, a team with the best players in the local league. The Argentine star Lionel Messi was part of the substitute bench and did not have minutes on the field due to an inflammation in the adductor, as explained by Tata Martino.
The other stars of the Tata Gerardo Martino team did not start the game either. Lucho Suárez did not enter and the Spaniards Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba did, with 28 minutes remaining in the match.
Inter Miami’s next friendly will be on Wednesday, starting at 7 in the morning in Argentina, against Vissel Kobe of Japan.
The goals of Inter Miami vs. Hong Kong XI
- Taylor scored the first goal of the game.
Inter Miami vs Hong Kong XI – 1 a 0
- Sunderland gave Inter Miami the lead back in the second half.
Inter Miami vs Hong Kong XI – 2 a 1
Campana and his first goal of the year for Inter Miami
Inter Miami vs Hong Kong XI – 3 a 1
- Sailor closed Inter Miami’s victory in Hong Kong
Sailor vs Hong Kong XI – 4 a 1
The goal of Hong Kong XI vs Inter Miami
Gol de Hong Kong XI vs Inter Miami
How Inter Miami and Hong Kong XI arrived at the friendly duel
Inter Miami had just lost a resounding 6-0 at the Kingdom Arena against Cristiano Ronaldo’s -injured- Al Nassr. Previously, so far on the tour they drew 0-0 against the El Salvador team, lost against FC Dallas 0-1, and then lost 3-4 against Al-Hilal, from Saudi Arabia.
For its part, Hong Kong XI did not record previous duels in recent times, since it is a team made up of the best players that make up that country’s league. Their last record dates back to 2019, when they beat Auckland City 1-0.
The formation of Inter Miami vs. Hong Kong XI, for a friendly
Two saints; DeAndre Yedlin, Tomás Avilés, Serhiy Kryvtsov, Noah Allen; David Ruiz, Gregore, Lawson Sunderland; Julian Gressel, Robert Taylor and Leonardo Campana. DT: Gerardo Martino.
Inter Miami friendly schedule in 2024
- El Salvador 0-0 Inter Miami
- FC Dallas 1-0 Inter Miami
- Al Hilal 4-3 Inter Miami
- Al Nassr 6-0 Inter Miami
- Hong Kong 1-4 Inter Miami
- Vissel Kobe vs. InterMiami | Friendly | Wednesday 7/02, at 7 a.m. | Japan National Stadium
- Inter Miami vs. Newell’s | Friendly | Thursday 02/15, with schedule to be defined | DRV PNK Stadium
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