Inter Miami will continue to climb the classification of the Eastern Conference on Wednesday evening when the host New England Revolution in Foxborough, Massachusetts takes on.
New England (6-7-6, 24 points) tries to bounce back after a 1-2 loss in Portland on Saturday and is haunting his first victory since 31 May.
Played with only 17 games while most of the rest of the competition has played 20 or 21, Miami has the chance to close the gap between himself and the rest of the contenders of the conference.
Will Messi play in Inter Miami vs New England Revolution?
Lionel Messi delivered one of his best versions of the season, scored two goals and assisted on another, to lead Miami (9-3-5, 32 points) to a valuable 4-1 way victory over CF Montreal last Saturday.
This will probably force Miami to manage playing time with veterans such as Messi, making his status for the New England Tilt a bit unclear.
Inter Miami can also be without defender Noah Allen (Hamstring) for Wednesday’s game.
«If Leo is fine and has no problems, my idea is of course always to let him play, because we know that if there is someone who knows how to manage himself on the field and knows his body, he is,» said Intermiami -Coach Javier Mascherano Tuesday.
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New England wants to make a four-match Winless Streak (0-3-1) and is four points behind the Chicago Fire for the last play-in place in the east.
The revolution started quickly and scored the first goal both times that it played Miami last season, only to suffer crooked 4-1 at home and 6-2 in South Florida.
Luca Langoni broke through for his first goal of the season on an assist by Carles Gil for the only goal of the Revs against Portland. New England is also in a busy part of five games in 15 days.
«We just have to play the game,» said New England coach Caleb Porter. “We approach with the concept that we have to perform and the opponent must analyze and how they are going to try to hurt us.
«The results have not been at home in the last few games, but there has been a lot of positive game. We continue to refine instead of changing everything.»
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