Lionel Messi and his teammates appeared in Inter Miami’s first match of 2025.

Recently, the Inter Miami Club homepage published images of the players’ first training session in 2025.

The most notable was captain Lionel Messi, when the 37-year-old superstar appeared with a woolen cap with the Inter Miami logo. In the ideal sunny weather, Messi and his teammates were extremely excited, thereby showing their readiness to enter the pre-season friendly matches.

This training session is also the first time Javier Mascherano appears as Inter Miami’s head coach. The Argentine strategist is getting used to the environment and new students, and at the same time working with teammates at Barcelona such as Messi, Suarez,…

Speaking to the team’s media, Mascherano affirmed the team’s relaxed spirit and expressed his determination to look forward to the upcoming friendly matches.

“The feeling is really positive,” he said. “We are very pleased, especially with the way the players have come back after the break. We know that it is not easy to be out of action for a long time, but they have come back in great shape. This has even allowed us to increase the training load from day one. So we are really pleased.

The next important thing is to start building the style of play we want and defining the identity of the team. This will be done through training and then in games, starting with the pre-season friendlies.”

Last season, Inter Miami had a memorable journey in the MLS Supporters’ Shield when they won the championship for the first time with a record number of points. In this campaign, Messi was the most important factor of the team, scoring 23 goals and 13 assists in 25 appearances in all competitions.

The Argentine superstar is now entering the final 12 months of his contract with Inter Miami, and the Herons are said to be considering extending the contract of their star man by bringing him back to Europe.