Argentinian Lionel Messi trained with his teammates from Inter Miami this Tuesday for the first time since the official launch on Sunday.

The Argentine star thus joined preparations with the Ecuadorians Leonardo Campana and Dixon Arroyobefore next Friday’s game against Mexico’s Cruz Azul, which will be his official debut in the new colors.

With rain and a packed stadium, Inter Miami presents Lionel Messi

Inter Miami players took to the field of their training camp in Fort Lauderdale, about 50 kilometers north of Miami, around 07:50 Ecuadorian time.

After seeing one of the strongest storms of the Florida summer delay his presentation on Sunday, What suffocating heat awaits him in these months of the year, Messi could see for himself this time.

With a temperature of 28 degrees in the shade, He walked around the field with the rest of his teambefore the formation of one of the two circles in the middle of the field.

Another Inter Miami star, former Spanish national team player Sergio Busquets, was with him almost the whole time, his teammate and accomplice in numerous victories in Barcelona.

Applied, then he joined the second drill of the day, which involved three players. The first had to make a rampart with the second and send a deep pass to the third who shot at the goal.

That’s where he finished 15 minutes of access for a big journalist who came to follow the training directed by Argentinean Gerardo “Tata” Martin.

In just a few days, the seven-time Ballon d’Or changing interest in soccer in the United States and Miami, a city with a large Latin American community.

He Inter, who are in last place in the championship, are hoping to correct their course from now on with their new star and the contribution of Busquets and other signings yet to be announced.

“I really want to start training, competing. I have the same desire I always had to win, to help the club continue to grow“, said Messi during his presentation.

On Friday, he will have the chance to start on the right in the Leagues Cup, a competition that pits teams from MLS and the Mexican league against each other. (D)