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World Soccer Talk on MSNInter Miami reportedly eyeing Messi’s former Barcelona teammate and two-time Champions League winnerAnother former FC Barcelona teammate of Lionel Messi—and two-time UEFA Champions League winner—is reportedly on Inter Miami’s radar. For the past two years, Inter Miami’s strategy for achieving on-field success has been centered around creating the ideal environment for Lionel Messi to thrive.
With a record of two wins and one loss against Messi’s Inter Miami, back when he was Atlanta coach, Pineda knows the challenge is tough, but not impossible. He said his team is ready to compete, while acknowledging the weight of facing a team led by Messi.
Messi was spotted in Como over the weekend, sparking a splurge of speculative transfer tittle-tattle linking the 38-year-old with a move to Serie A. Inter Miami’s skipper already has one former Barcelona teammate for a manager and the prospect of swapping Javier Mascherano for another Camp Nou alumni was brought to Fàbregas’s attention this week.