Inter Miami vs. Al Ahly: Lionel Messi's debut time and tv at the Club World Cup

Lionel Messi of Inter Miami celebrates after scoring the first goal of the team during the first leg of the Concacaf 2025 Champions Cup between Sporting Kansas City and Inter Miami at Sporting Park on February 19, 2025 in Kansas City, Kansas.

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Let the party begin. He Inter Miami The New FIFA Club World Cup in the house will premiere on Saturday against the To Ahly of Egypta competition in which the Argentine star Lionel Messi and his teammates will try to shine among the elite of world football.

The Floridano Club, founded in 2018, will live another important stage of its short history when it starts to roll the ball in the Hard Rock Stadium de Miami.

Invited by FIFA as a host team of this intercontinental tournament, Inter has an unbeatable opportunity to show against the world of football Beyond the North American MLS.

The project, led by the entrepreneur Jorge but and the former soccer player David Beckhamaspires to become a global phenomenon after the revolution undertaken with the signing of Messi in 2023.

And what better occasion for this than a tournament in which superpowers participate such as Real Madrid, Manchester City, Chelsea, Juventus, Boca Juniors, River Plate or Flamengo.

“It is a good time to measure” the best teams “and see what we are made,” said Inter Miami coach on Friday, Javier Mascheranoat a press conference.

“The level rises and we want to live up to it,” added the Argentine, who described the World Cup as the “most important competition in the history of the club.”

An ace called Messi

But before looking at the top, the first step, in this case, the match against Al Ahly.

The Egyptian club has no prominent star, but has the international experience that the young Inter Miami lacks with 12 titles of the African Champions League.

“No one arrives at this competition simply to be content with the group stage,” said Al Ahly coach, the Spanish José Riveiro, at a press conference. “We are going to give everything to take advantage of our opportunities during the following week.”

In front, Inter arrives with confidence after two win against El Montreal (4-2) and Columbus Crew (5-1) in the MLS, which built a bad run of results.

The picture trained by the Argentine Javier Mascherano He has not always found the key this season, especially in defense, which has made him fit painful defeats such as the recent 0-3 in the Floridan derby against Orlando.

But in times of doubt, you can always count on Messi.

The Rosario, about to turn 38it is still a competitive beast. He arrives entated after adding five goals and three assists in the last three League meetings, and usually participates in all the good of his team.

He eight times Golden Ball He will also want to claim one year after the World Cup in the United States, where he will try to revalidate the title with the Argentine National Team and become the first player in history to dispute Six World Cups.

His former Barça companions Sergio Busquets, Luis Suárez and Jordi Alba They will also be key to uploading the level of demand of the team, although the Spanish left side will be low on Saturday due to muscle discomfort.

Before Al Ahly, in a stadium that will be painted from the pink color of Inter and where no followers of the ten will be missing, The locals cannot fail if they do not want to complicate the passage to the eighths.

In addition to the Egyptians, two hard bones are awaited in Group A: the Palmeiras and the Porto.

Probable alignments:

Inter Miami: Óscar Ustari – Marcelo Weigandt, Maximiliano Falcón, David Martínez, Noah Allen – Tadeo Allende, Benjamin Cremaschi, Sergio Busquets, Fablasco Segovia – Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez.

Al Ahly: Mohamed El Shenawy – Mohamed Hany, Achraf Dari, Mostafa El Aash, Karim El DEBES – Marwan Attia, Emam Ashour, Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane, Taher Mohamed – Achraf Benchaki, Nejc Gradišar.