hey soccer fans today we have some exciting news for all inter Miami supporters it's about lonel Messi and his highly anticipated return to the pitch inter Miami head coach Gerardo Tata Martino has confirmed that lonel Messi is on the path to recovery and will rejoin the team before the end of the MLS regular season Messi who has been out of action due to an ankle ligament injury since the July 14th Copa America final is expected to be back in time to make an impact before the playoffs after sustaining the injury at Hard Rock stadium in Miami Gardens during the Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia Messi missed Miami's entire 2024 leagues cup campaign unfortunately the injury has also kept him out of Argentina's national team for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers despite concerns about the severity of the injury Martino reassured fans during a Friday press conference that Messi's recover is progressing as expected he's not yet training with the team but has been working with physical trainers on the field Martino explained we're seeing steady Improvement and while he wasn't ready for the Argentina callup he's getting closer to a return Martino remained optimistic about Messi's timeline stating that the star forward should be back before the regular season wraps up in late October we don't have an exact date for his return but it's not far off Messi is feeling better better each day and he's already been training on the field for several days Martino added inter Miami is currently leading the Eastern Conference with 53 points from 25 games and they are poised to clinch a playoff spot this weekend even if they don't secure a win against FC Cincinnati on Saturday various scenarios could still see them through to the postseason this year's playoffs might be the last chance to see Messi Jordy Alba Luis Suarez and Sergio buett playing together for Miami as Suarez's contract is set to expire at the end of the season Martino mentioned that while there's interest in extending contracts the mls's restrictions make it challenging to finalize anything at this stage with nine regular season games left in playoffs starting on October 26th Messi's return could be the Boost inter Miami needs to make a Deep Run stay tuned to our channel for more updates on Messi's return and all the latest from the world of football don't forget to like share and subscribe