According to Marca, Lionel Messi is said to have left his hometown of Argentina to return to Florida to prepare for the season with Inter Miami on Monday, January 8. The 2022 World Cup champion spent the Christmas vacation with his family. family in his hometown of Rosario and now it’s time to prepare for the new season. This promises to be a stressful year ahead for Messi both in the domestic tournament and with the Argentina national team.

The last time Messi played was for Argentina on November 21 last year. It was a match within the 2026 World Cup qualifying framework for South America when they defeated great rival Brazil with a minimum score of 1-0.

Lionel Messi’s plans for 2024

Before the new 2024 season, Messi and his teammates will have 6 friendly matches, notably including the exciting match against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia and with his boyhood team, Newell’s Old Boys.

Then of course comes the main season in MLS when Messi and Inter Miami have their opening match against Real Salt Lake on February 21. Not only MLS, Messi will participate in many other outside tournaments such as CONCACAF Champions League, MLS Cup, Leagues Cup ,… El Pulga’s goal will definitely be to go deeper and win as many titles as possible.

With the Argentina team, Messi will continue to participate in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers for South America, alternating in the summer with the Copa America 2024 tournament – where the Albiceleste will defend the throne. 

In general, even though he has left Europe and is entering the twilight of his career, Messi still plays an extremely important role in the teams he plays for. This promises to be a year of many titles for El Pulga at this time.