Inter Miami, the team that revolutionized American soccer with the signing of Argentine Lionel Messi, surprised by installing air-conditioned kiosks on the field of its sports center, in the open air, where soccer players can cool off in the torrid heat from Florida.
Inter Miami took a step forward this summer by closing a stellar transfer market with Messi and the Spaniards Sergi Busquets and Jordi Alba and does not hesitate to invest to provide extra benefits to its players, who will play next Sunday in Frisco, Texas, against Dallas, the round of 16 of the Leagues Cup.
Messi and the rest of his teammates have outdoor kiosks, but closed with curtains, where they can take refuge during breaks in their training sessions and protect themselves from the heat.
People around the club joke about the added benefits brought about by Messi’s arrival.
“Yes, they got us some things… It’s good, it’s very hot on the field,” acknowledged Deandre Yedlin, Inter Miami right-back, who accompanied Argentine coach Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino at the press conference prior to the game on Friday. game next Sunday against Dallas.
“I think they have to fix them a bit, because at the moment they only make air, it’s not cold air, but it’s nice to have a bit of a breeze,” he added.
Inter Miami, bottom team in the east of the MLS, is experiencing moments of great enthusiasm in the Leagues Cup, the new official tournament that measures the American teams against those of the Liga MX and that has as a prize three places in the Champions League of Concacaf for the winner, the runner-up and the third classified.
Messi, who has not yet made his MLS debut, interrupted until September for the Leagues Cup, has already scored five goals in three games with Inter Miami.
He scored one in his debut against Cruz Azul, two against Atlanta United and two against Orlando, in the round of 16 played last Wednesday.
The Argentine, who met Martino, Busquets and Alba, with whom he already worked at Barcelona in the 2013-2014 season, will play his first game away from home this Sunday.
Inter Miami is also classified for the semifinals of the US Open Cup and will face Cincinnati with a ticket to the final at stake.
