When the MLS schedule was released in December, one date on D.C. United’s home calendar stood out: March 16 against Inter Miami and its Argentine superstar, Lionel Messi.
For the first time since his soccer-shaking move to MLS last summer, Messi would play at Audi Field and entertain a full house with his wide range of talent and trickery.
Inter Miami indeed will arrive at the Buzzard Point venue Saturday afternoon, but Messi will not — sidelined by a right hamstring strain incurred Wednesday during an international tournament match.