They reveal the date of Lionel Messi's first match in 2024 with Inter Miami

The Argentinian Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will kick off the 2024 season of the MLS with a duel before him Royal Salt Lake set for February 21 at the stadium DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdaleaccording to the schedule published this Wednesday by the American Soccer League.

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It will be the first time in the history of the MLS that the season opens with a single match, with a start time set at 8:00 p.m., local time (1:00 GMT on February 22).

The rest of the first day's program will be played on the weekend ofl February 24-25, with fourteen games divided between Saturday and Sunday.

He Inter Miami will play again that same weekend in an outstanding match on the field of Los Angeles Galaxyin what will mark the debut of the Los Angeles team after their separation from the Mexican forward Javier Chicharito Hernández.

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Messi's team will face three rivals for the first time in its history: Royal Salt Lake, the Colorado Rapids and the Vancouver Whitecaps.

The MLS He also chose the iconic stadium Los Angeles Rosebowl to organize the derby between Galaxy and Los Angeles FCknown as 'El Tráfico', scheduled for July 4.

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The last day of the regular season will be played on October 19, while the final of the playoffs will be played in a single match on December 7 at the field of the club with the best record in the regular season.

In 2024 the action of the Leagues Cup, the tournament launched in 2023 that measures MLS clubs against those of the MX League. Inter Miami defends the title won in 2023 in the final against Nashville.

SPORTSWith information from EFE.

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