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Lionel Messi looks worse for wear! Inter Miami superstar dishevelled after red-eye flight from Saudi Arabia to Hong Kong following Al-Nassr thrashing

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<p>The MLS outfit are working their way through a packed pre-season schedule. There is plenty of travelling involved there, with the Herons having already visited El Salvador and Saudi Arabia. They suffered back-to-back defeats in the Middle East – with the latest of those seeing them <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/video-lionel-messi-booed-ishowspeed-inter-miami-defeat-al-nassr-youtube-star-yelling-ronaldo-better/blt79c3feaa7a517b56#cs4068ca5356b5d0fa" target="_blank">crushed 6-0 by a Cristiano Ronaldo-less Al-Nassr</a>.</p><div class="affiliate-button-container theme-1" data-name="Apple TV"><div class="affiliate-button"><img class="logo" height="40" width="72" src="https://eu-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltcc7a7ffd2fbf71f5/blt2de198b67da95a2e/65709d2436cf7d0407034ef9/Apple_TV.png" style="width: 72;height: 40;"><span class="affiliate-text">Watch Inter Miami with the MLS Season Pass</span></div><a href="https://tv.apple.com/channel/tvs.sbd.7000?itsct=goal_mls&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=1010l39UY" class="affiliate-button-link" target="_blank">Stream now</a></div>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Tata Martino and his players were given little time to reflect on that setback, as they headed straight to the airport and off to the Far East on a red-eye flight. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/lionel-messi-shifts-tickets-inter-miami-friendly-hong-kong-sells-out-60-minutes-cheapest-seats-113/blt5ff2782d12677eb8" target="_blank">Inter Miami are set to face a Hong Kong Select XI</a> on Sunday before then lining up against Japanese outfit Vissel Kobe on February 7.</p><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="no" dir="ltr">Hello from Hong Kong 👋🇭🇰 <a href="https://t.co/LidC57Sc2q">pic.twitter.com/LidC57Sc2q</a></p>— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) <a href="https://twitter.com/InterMiamiCF/status/1753317044479537336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Messi and Co should be a little more awake by the time they next take to the field, and will be determined to secure their first victory of <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/lionel-messi-historic-hong-kong-tour-inter-miami-mls-pre-season-plans-luis-suarez/blt5559ead35e2c99b4" target="_blank">a historic international tour</a>. They have added veteran Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez to their ranks in 2024, but are <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/lionel-messi-luis-suarez-looking-like-did-in-barcelona-goalless-two-games-start-inter-miami-2024-pre-season/blte7b366c193ddb3e1" target="_blank">still searching for an attacking spark</a>.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>Time is still on their side, ahead of the MLS kick-off on February 21, and Messi should be well rested after only seeing seven minutes off the bench against Al-Nassr – with no risks taken on his fitness there after seeing Ronaldo ruled out of <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/lionel-messi-cristiano-still-get-last-dance-inter-miami-love-rematch-al-nassr-6-0-drubbing-saudi-arabia/blt00e9a7de2a576804" target="_blank">what was supposed to a ‘Last Dance’ between two eternal rivals</a> due to injury.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR MESSI & INTER MIAMI?

Lionel Messi looks worse for wear! Inter Miami superstar dishevelled after red-eye flight from Saudi Arabia to Hong Kong following Al-Nassr thrashing | Goal.com

Lionel Messi looked a little drained when stepping off the plane that has taken the Inter Miami squad from Saudi Arabia to Hong Kong.

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