The question of Lionel Messi’s participation in the Olympic football tournament is also a taboo subject in the Inter Miami locker room…
In addition to rubbing shoulders with his friends Jordi Alaba, Sergio Busquets and Luis Suarez every day at Inter Miami, and being managed by Tata Martino (a coach he had already brought to FC Barcelona), Lionel Messi evolves with eight Argentine players in Florida. Including Federico Redondo. This 21-year-old midfielder, son of Fernando Redondo, is an Argentinian international hopeful and qualified for the football tournament of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on February 11.
Officially, Fernando Redondo does not know if the Ballon d’Or record holder will strengthen the Albiceleste U23 for the Olympics (July 24-August 9 for men’s football). “I haven’t had the chance to ask him the question yet.”declared the man who arrived at Inter Miami last February, during a press point organized on the eve of the reception of Atlanta United, at home (1h30 in the night from Wednesday to Thursday, live on AppleTV).
Soon the Copa América for Lionel Messi
As a reminder, we still do not know if Lionel Messi will play in the Olympic football tournament following the Copa América with Argentina, from June 20 to July 14. His friend Javier Mascherano, coach of the Argentine U23s, contacted him a few months ago, but since then, Inter Miami has visibly refused to release its star captain, 36, for the Olympic Games organized in France. To the great dismay of an entire people…
MLS continues to be played during the Copa América, although organized in the United States, but the North American championship will end at the end of July. Inter Miami will then compete in the League Cup, the tournament organized by MLS and the Mexican Liga. If Lionel Messi joins Olympic Argentina, to everyone’s surprise, he will miss the group stage and his team’s round of 16 in this “summer” competition.
