Messi’s Inter Miami set for pre-season friendlies in South America | OneFootball

Inter Miami, featuring Lionel Messi, announced this Saturday the first three games of its international pre-season tour, named the Champions Tour, which will include matches in Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador.

The current Major League Soccer (MLS) champions will return to Peruvian territory to begin their preparation, just as they did in 2025, but this time they will face Alianza Lima. The match will be played on January 24 at the Alejandro Villanueva stadium.

The team led by Javier Mascherano will officially start work on January 10, with physical exams at the training center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The club, co-owned by former English star David Beckham, will inaugurate its new stadium in 2026 but will continue training at the Florida Blue Training Center, located about 30 minutes from Miami Freedom Park, the future home of the “Herons.”

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South American Tour

After the stop in Peru, Inter Miami will travel to Medellín to face Atlético Nacional (two-time Copa Libertadores champion) on January 31 at the Atanasio Girardot stadium.

The South American tour will conclude on February 7 in Guayaquil, where Inter Miami will face Barcelona de Guayaquil at the Monumental Banco Pichincha stadium. This will be the Florida club's first match against an Ecuadorian team.

Reinforcements and Debut

After winning the league title by defeating the Vancouver Whitecaps, the club renewed the contract of Uruguayan Luis Suárez and signed Spanish player Sergio Reguilón to replace Jordi Alba, who retired.

The pre-season schedule is expected to include at least two additional matches against yet-to-be-confirmed opponents, according to information gathered by AFP.

Inter Miami's official MLS debut is set for February 21 against LAFC, a team featuring South Korean Son Heung-min and Frenchman Hugo Lloris. The match will kick off a sequence of five consecutive away games for Messi's team.

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