Lionel Messi will play in Ecuador on February 7, when Inter Miami faces Barcelona SC as part of the US club’s tour of several South American cities, the Ecuadorian team announced on its Instagram account.
“The match of history, Inter Miami against Barcelona, which will be played on February 7 at the ‘Banco Pichincha’ stadium,” the Ecuadorian team announced.
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Daniel Molina, principal manager for the deal between the US club and Barcelona, told reporters that “it may be the last time they see Messi playing in Ecuador as world champion”.
Molina added that they wanted a stadium of this magnitude “to accommodate as many people as possible from all over the country, because they will come from all over”, like Barcelona’s stadium with a capacity for 60,000 fans.
The promoter said that the decision of Argentine coach Javier Mascherano “played an important role” in Inter Miami’s decision to play in Guayaquil.
Molina recalled that Mascherano “experienced a special atmosphere in that stadium” when he participated as a guest in the 2021 Noche Amarilla, the presentation of the Barcelona squad for that season
