The **Lionel Messi** revolution is in **Florida** to stay and Inter Miami CF playersare getting to know the "World of Leo" ahead of tomorrow's **Leagues Cup 2023** kickoff. The focus of the sports world is on the southern United States and the Argentine striker surprised his teammates with a gesture of generosity in the team's WhatsApp group.
Defender DeAndre Yedlin, who arrived at the club in January 2022, was one of the witnesses to how the dynamics of Inter Miami CF changed when Messi arrived. He noted how the city has changed with the new murals dedicated to the Argentine forward and advertisements that have filled the streets with the image of Leo.
At the end of training this Thursday, Yedlin spoke to the press and recounted Leo's first conversation in the team's WhatsApp group. One of the players needed tickets for the big event last Sunday.
“I didn't realize that Leo was already in the WhatsApp group, but a teammate asked if there were any tickets left for the presentation. In that moment, Messi replied: `how many did he need?´. They didn't know each other until two days ago and there he was showing that generosity", said Yedlin, who believes that "Leo is an example" for this team.
Messi's week so far
Things kicked off on Sunday, July 16, as soccer in the United States experienced an unforgettable night: the presentation of Lionel Messi as a new Inter Miami CF player. On a rainy evening, delayed by storms, there was plenty of energy at DRV PNK Stadium when the team's new '10' came onto the pitch to greet the fans of his new team for the first time.
"Thank you very much, good evening. First of all, I want to thank all the people of Miami for the welcome and affection since I arrived in the city. I am very excited, very happy to be here. Very good things are going to happen," said the Argentine to the applause of the thousands of fans present.
On Tuesday, July 18, his first training session with Inter Miami CF was held ahead of his debut with the team in Leagues Cup 2023 against Cruz Azul on Friday, July 21, at DRV PNK Stadium at 8:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. CDMX). The Argentine star, together with the Spanish midfielder Sergio Busquets, were present at the Inter facilities at Florida Blue Training Center, where hundreds of fans and the media from all over the world were in attendance.
July 21 would be his first game in the Inter Miami CDjersey. The team's coach, Gerardo Martino, said as much: "We can expect to see him on Friday."
