Messi set to be named Inter Miami captain

<p>Lionel Messi is set to be appointed captain of Inter Miami after just one game.</p>, <p>Head coach of the MLS side, Tata Martino, told a press conference that Messi will be given the armband.</p>, <p>The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner captained the side on his debut off the bench, scoring a stunning last-minute free-kick to clinch a 2-1 win over Cruz Azul in the Leagues Cup.</p>, <p>Inter Miami’s current captain is Gregore, a defensive midfielder, but he is out with a long-term injury, and Messi is set to take over.</p>, <p>It remains to be seen if Gregore will get the armband when he returns to fitness.</p>, <p>Messi regularly wore the captain’s armband at Barcelona and is also the captain of Argentina.</p>