The Spanish Jordi Alba will be presented this coming Tuesday as a new Inter Miami player, on the eve of the round of 32 match of the Leagues Cup against Orlando, the club reported this Sunday.
Jordi Alba, who won everything at Barcelona between 2012 and 2023, will be officially presented together with Argentine coach Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino at a press conference that will take place at the Florida Blue Training Center in Fort Lauderdale, the club’s sports center .
Alba, 34 years old and European champion with Spain in 2012, joined the ambitious sports project of Inter Miami, which also closed the star signings of Argentine Lionel Messi and Spanish Sergi Busquets just a few days ago.
Argentina’s Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami will play their first direct elimination match in the Leagues Cup at the DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, against Orlando City in the round of 32, and with a total of two victories in the group stage after expense of Cruz Azul and Atlanta United.
After scoring a great free-kick that sealed the 2-1 draw over Cruz Azul and scoring a double and providing an assist in the win over Atlanta United, Messi will lead his new team in a Florida derby against Orlando with a place in the round of 16. endgame.
Inter Miami was the South group 3 champion, while Orlando won the South group 2. The Leagues Cup has not yet confirmed the start time of the match, whose tickets are sold for a minimum of 140 dollars.
The team led by Argentine Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino, bottom team in the MLS East, is experiencing a moment of tremendous enthusiasm in the Leagues Cup and has a round of 16 duel on the horizon against the winner of Dallas FC-Mazatlán.
Inter Miami shares a side of the Leagues Cup draw with Pachuca, champions of Mexico, with whom they could meet in the quarterfinals, if both clubs overcome their previous obstacles.
The direct elimination phase of the Leagues Cup, a tournament between teams from the MLS and the Leagues Cup that opens this year, is played in a single match and will also see the premiere of Los Angeles FC, the American champion, who, like Pachuca did not have to play the group stage.
