Inter Miami announces roster for pre-season matches in Asia with Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba all included
- Ronaldo suffered an injury that forced Al-Nassr to postpone matches
- Miami has already started their preseason tour and played two friendlies
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Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba have all been included in a star-studded Inter Miami squad for their upcoming pre-season tour of Asia.
The MLS franchise will play two matches in Saudi Arabia against Al-Hilal on January 29 and Al-Nassr on February 1.
After these matches, they will head to Hong Kong to play Hong Hong XI on February 4, and Vissel Kobe in Tokyo, Japan.
Inter Miami have already started their pre-season tour, recently completing matches in El Salvador and against FC Dallas in the Cotton Bowl.
Lionel Messi almost scored an incredible ‘Olimpico’ goal during the friendly defeat to FC Dallas.
Inter Miami have released the official roster for their upcoming pre-season tour of Asia
Big names such as Lionel Messi, Jordi Alba, Luis Suarez and Sergio Busquets are headlining
However, Messi’s highly anticipated clash with Cristiano Ronaldo has been thrown into doubt after the Al-Nassr striker suffered an injury and the team postponed part of their tour.
The squad will include obvious big names in attack such as Messi and Suarez, who will be joined by Leonardo Campana and Shanyder Borgelin.
Miami’s midfield will consist of 2024 MLS SuperDraft Pick Yannick Bright, Busquets, Gregore, Julian Gressel, Robbie Robinson, David Ruiz, Lawson Sunderland and Robert Taylor.
DeAndre Yedlin, Noah Allen, Tomás Aviles, Israel Boatwright, Nicolas Freire, Tyler Hall, Sergii Kryvtsov, Christopher McVey and Ryan Sailor will form a defensive group led by Alba.
Finally, the three goaltenders are Drake Callender, CJ Dos Santos and Cole Jensen.