Lionel Messi will play in Ecuador next February 7, when the Inter Miami of the United States faces the Barcelona of Guayaquil as part of the American club’s tour of several South American cities, the Ecuadorian team announced this Wednesday on its Instagram account. “The match of history, Inter Miami against Barcelona, which will be played on February 7 at the ‘Banco Pichincha’ stadium,” published the Ecuadorian team.
Daniel Molina, main manager for the agreement between the American club and Barcelona, told reporters that “this may be the last time you see Messi playing in Ecuador as a world champion.” Molina added that they wanted a stadium of this magnitude “to cover the largest number of people in the country, because they will come from all over,” like the one in Barcelona with capacity for 60,000 fans.
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The promoter assured that the decision of Argentine coach Javier Mascherano “played an important role” in Argentine Messi’s Inter Miami choosing to play in Guayaquil. Molina recalled that Mascherano “experienced a special atmosphere in that stadium” when he participated as a guest in the 2021 Yellow Night, the presentation of the Barcelona squad for that season.
But Gayaquin’s game will not be the only game that Messi plays on this tour of South America. The Argentine will lead Inter Miami’s roster in a friendly against Atlético Nacional, which will be played on Saturday, January 31, 2026 at the Atanasio Girardot stadium in Medellín. Next to Messi will be the Uruguayan Luis Suárez and the Argentine Rodrigo De Paul, as well as other renowned players who are part of Inter Miami.
