Lionel Messi is set to play at one of the most iconic stadiums in the United States on Saturday night, with Inter Miami meeting Sporting KC at Arrowhead Stadium, home of Super Bowl winners Kansas City Chiefs.
Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes are usually the stars on the Arrowhead field but on Saturday night, 70,000 fans are expected to turn out to see one of the all-time greats of the other football in action.
Sporting KC usually plays Major League Soccer games at the 18,500 capacity Children’s Mercy Park but with the Argentina World Cup winner in town, the game was moved to the grandest stage in the city.
Messi played 90 minutes on Wednesday night as Miami crashed out of the Champions Cup with an emphatic 3-1 loss to Monterrey – his first full 90 minutes since March 7.
‘Messi finished the game in Monterrey without any discomfort,’ Miami assistant Javier Morales said Friday as he provided a brief but positive update on the star man’s condition.
