MLS: Key Player Rested As Mascherano Rotates Squad For Houston Dynamo Clash
Written by Patrick Echatah
In an effort to regulate his playing time, Lionel Messi will not play in Sunday’s Major League Soccer matchup between Inter Miami and Houston Dynamo.
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Messi did not go to Houston on Saturday, but he was resting and not hurt, a club representative told AFP.
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MLS hierarchy chose Sunday’s match for the new, independent “Sunday Night Soccer” broadcast on Apple TV in an effort to increase interest in the league.
With their MLS debut last week sandwiched between the two legs of the CONCACAF Champions Cup first round, Inter Miami has had a hectic start to the season.
Messi started every one of those games, but the team decided to bench the 37-year-old for the fourth game in 12 days. However, the talismanic forward is expected to play on Thursday when Inter Miami host Jamaican club Cavalier in the opening leg of their two-round match, returning to CONCACAF competition.
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With their first eight games of the season falling inside 26 days, Inter’s hectic schedule continued into March.
Messi trained with the rest of his teammates on Friday, including Luis Suarez, a 38-year-old striker from Uruguay who travelled to Houston.
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