That sound you just heard? It’s the scribble of every MLS fan circling the date Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami will come to town. For CF Montreal, it will be May 11 at the Saputo stadium.
Be careful, however. The Argentine could miss up to 10 weeks of MLS activity next season, between March and October, due to his obligations with his national team.
Before receiving Messi, the CFM will have faced him at home, in Miami, on March 10.
As the start of the home season was delayed due to exploratory work at the Olympic Stadium, Montreal’s first match at home will take place on April 13.
Last August, the Argentinian’s arrival on the North American circuit caused the price of resale tickets to explode. CNBC spoke last August of an increase of 1700%.
In November, CF Montreal president Gabriel Gervais told The Press that the team will, for the first time in its history, have 10,000 season tickets next season. The arrival of Messi probably, at least in part, helped to inflate these figures.