Everyone knew Inter Miami‘s preseason tour would be a grind. Playing seven total matches in five different countries was going to be hard enough, but the tour is already a disaster after just two games.
First came an injury to Facundo Farias, the super-talented 21-year-old Argentinian midfielder who was going to play a big role this season. A knee injury suffered in the first preseason game will keep him out for the entire season, most likely.
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Benjamin Cremaschi out for multiple months
Now, yet another young talent will be out for an extended period of time. Midfielder Benjamin Cremaschi underwent surgery to repair a sports hernia and is expected to miss between two to three months, the club announced on Saturday.
That timeline should see Cremaschi be back about a quarter of the way into the 2024 MLS regular season, but the team will be in a very precarious midfield situation until then with him and Farias unavailable.
Cremaschi burst onto the scene in 2023, becoming a key figure in the team and developing great on-field chemistry with Lionel Messi and others. His great performances earned the 18-year-old a call-up to the U.S. Men’s National Team.
Miami still has an assortment of midfielders to plug in with Sergio Busquets, Gregore, Diego Gomez, David Ruiz and a few others being able to man the middle of the pitch. But with four competitions to take part in throughout the year, the team needs as much depth as possible.
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