When the MLS schedule was released in December, one date on D.C. United’s home calendar stood out above all others: 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 will, indeed, arrive at the Buzzard Point venue Saturday afternoon, but Messi probably will not — troubled by a right hamstring strain incurred Wednesday during an international tournament match.