Messi and his Inter Miami teammates are about to play two rounds of the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup against Mexican club Monterrey, in which the first leg at Chase’s home stadium takes place at 7:00 a.m. on April 4 and the away leg at Estadio BBVA at 9:30 a.m. April 11 (Vietnam time).
Tickets for the return match on April 11 were just opened for sale by Monterrey Club to fans on March 30, but very quickly 53,500 tickets (Estadio BBVA stadium capacity) were sold out in less than 30 minutes. Meanwhile, there were still hundreds of other fans lining up for hours, but not being able to buy tickets was really disappointing, according to AS newspaper.
“According to Ticketmaster Mexico, the demand for tickets to watch the Monterrey match against Inter Miami is increasing rapidly, with many people hunting to buy tickets to watch the match. The official ticket price for this match is currently high. higher than the normal price for matches in Mexico, specifically there are 2 ticket prices including 110 USD (about 2.7 million VND) and 235 USD (about 5.8 million VND). For those who want to buy tickets again, They certainly have to pay many times more than the official ticket price,” AS said.
Will Messi go to Mexico?
Messi is currently racing to get treatment to recover from his right hamstring injury. In the latest update on the condition of the famous Argentine player, coach Tata Martino’s assistant, Javier Morales, said: “Messi will not participate in the match this weekend when Inter Miami meets New York City FC in the MLS tournament.” (at 6:30 a.m. on March 31, Vietnam time).
He is still training privately with physical therapists. We are trying our best to help Messi reach his best condition, strength and performance in the first leg against Monterrey (April 4) in the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup. Messi himself also aims to return to play from this match.
Messi has been absent since March 14, after Inter Miami beat Nashville SC 3-1 in the second leg of the round of 16 of the CONCACAF Champions Cup (5-3 overall win). This famous player also missed matches for the Argentina team during FIFA Days last March.
Therefore, if he recovers from his injury as currently predicted, Messi will return to play from April 4, alternating with an MLS match when Inter Miami takes on Colorado Rapids (April 7). It is possible to go with Inter Miami to Mexico to play the quarter-final second leg against Monterrey to meet the wishes of the fans here.