St Louis vs Inter Miami: Lionel Messi-less Herons suffer 3-0 loss

St Louis vs Inter Miami LIVE: St Louis scored two first-half goals and a late second half goal to beat Inter Miami CF 3-0. The Major League Soccer season has resumed this weekend, with St. Louis City hosting Inter Miami at City Park. Lionel Messi was introduced as the new Inter-Miami player ahead of the game. But the Argentina skipper didn’t played in today’s match.

Life under Gerardo Martino begins this weekend at Inter Miami. Inter Miami is now bottom of the Eastern Conference league standings and has struggled this season. The away team drew 2-2 with DC United past week and will need to step up a notch in this encounter. The former Barcelona manager will preside over his debut game in command of the Herons on Sunday.

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St. Louis City FC presently leads the MLS Western Conference rankings and has been in excellent form this season. The hosts were shocked 3-0 by Los Angeles FC in their previous encounter and will aim to rebound back this weekend.

Lionel Messi will be officially announced as a player for Inter Miami ahead of the game. He will make his debut in Major League Soccer within the next week. The event is expected to feature several celebrities, including Bad Bunny, Shakira, and Maluma, who have been approached to perform on stage.

After the expiration of his contract last month, the Argentine legend left Paris Saint-Germain. While Barcelona and Al-Hilal from the Saudi Pro League were interested in signing him as a free transfer, Inter Miami emerged as the preferred choice.

St Louis FC Team News:

• Eduard Lowen, who had a quad strain, made a comeback to the bench in the match against Los Angeles FC.
• This means he is available for selection to start the upcoming game.
• However, Klauss and Joakim Nilsson are still injured and receiving treatment.
• Jon Bell, who recently joined St Louis, made his first start in the previous match.
• Coach Carnell might consider rotating the squad again as he has used 20 different lineups in 22 MLS games against Los Angeles.

Inter Miami CF Team News:

• Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets will be unveiled ahead of the game but will not take part in the game.
• Benjamin Cremaschi and Noah Allen both scored their debut MLS goals in the match against DC United.
• Their impressive performances might earn them starting positions in the upcoming game.
• Herons’ forward Josef Martinez is anticipated to be the team’s main striker.
• Additionally, defenders DeAndre Yedlin and Kamal Miller could make a return to the lineup.

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St Louis City Predicted XI:

Burki; Nerwinski, Bartlett, Bell, Nelson; Blom, Ostrak, Stroud; Jackson; Gioacchini, Adeniran

Inter Miami Predicted XI:

Callender; Fray, Kryvtsov, Allen; Cremaschi, Ruiz, Arroyo, Taylor; Pizarro; Campana, Martinez

Match Details:

Match: St Louis City vs Inter Miami

Date: 16th July

Kickoff: 6.00 AM, IST

Venue: City Park Stadium

Live Streaming: MLS Season Pass holders may watch Messi’s unveiling and the match live on the Apple TV app.

Live Telecast: In India, no TV channel or streaming service has yet obtained the rights to the launching event as well as to the matches.

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