‘Messi Mania’ as Inter Miami plays CF Montreal in player’s first game in Canada
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The global soccer icon will play the Saputo Stadium in his first professional visit to Canada on Saturday when Inter Miami faces CF Montreal in MLS action.
Montreal — Soccer superstar Lionel Messi is expected to make his first professional visit to Canada on Saturday when Inter Miami faces CF Montreal in Major League Soccer action.
The global icon will play the Saputo Stadium, and as of late Friday multiple sections at the 19,619-capacity venue had more than 40 seats remaining (not including resale tickets) and one section had more than 75.
The cheapest ticket available was a single seat at $325, otherwise tickets were priced at $495 and higher, going up to $729. There is no guarantee Messi plays, but the 36-year-old Argentine superstar is healthy and expected to feature in the match.
“I’m not surprised to see the fact that there are still tickets left a day before the event,” Jonah Presser, director of communications for CF Montreal supporters’ group 1642MTL, said Friday.
“It shows that CF Montreal overestimated their market in terms of being able to sell out the venue at the prices that they sold the tickets.”
CF Montreal president Gabriel Gervais said Friday, however, that he expects a sellout come Saturday.
“In normal times, we usually sell a large percentage of individual tickets 48 hours before the match,” Gervais said. “We are confident we’ll see a full house.”
Resale company Vivid Seats said Saturday’s match was trending as the “hottest” Miami ticket this season with an average cost of $465.
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