Inter Miami is scheduled to face Al Ahly, this Saturday (14/06), for the first round of Group A of the Club World Cup. One player who is out of related is left-back Jordi Alba, former Barcelona and absolute starter of the team.
But why isn’t Spanish in the game? Does he have injury? THE Sporting News show.
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Why isn’t Jordi Alba playing?
Jordi Alba is injured. The defender suffered a muscle injury in the groin last month during the 3-2 Inter Miami victory against Sporting Kansas City in mid -April. He had to leave in the second half and were left out of the following games, being recovered so far.
He returned to training in early May and was available for the match against CF Montreal, but felt again.
For the match, coach Javier Mascherano climbs the team with Messi and Suárez. The starting team has: Ustari; Fray, Avilés, Falcón E Allen; Allende, Redondo, Busquets and Segovia; Messi e Suárez.
This XI is ready for @fifaclubworldcup 🤜 pic.twitter.com/yahPX0Mlf0
— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) June 14, 2025
Jordi Alba No Inter Miami numbers
- 72 games
- 8 goals
- 22 Assistance
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How does Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami play?
Despite having a lot of individual talent, Javier Mascherano’s Inter Miami suffers defensively. Among the top 9 places of the East Conference of MLS – zone that ranks for playoffs – is the team that conceded the most goals: 27 in 16 games.
On the other hand, it is also the best attack of the season: 36 goals. That is, it is a team that bets on the individual brilliance of its main names and, of course, is assembled to give conditions to its main star shine.
Messi has complete freedom of creation, appearing in various zones of the attack. For this, Mascherano tries to create numerical superiority around shirt 10, with Sergio Busquets balancing actions in the middle and Luis Suárez appearing as a reference in the attack. In addition to the former Brecelona trio, who is actually a quartet, as Jordi Alba appears well supporting the attack on the left, young people like Allende and Cremaschi have also presented potential and helped the medallions.
Titles do Inter Miami
- League’s Cup Winner – 2023
