Jorge Messi died Friday night, aged 68, at a medical clinic in Rosario after a long illness, the family confirmed to Reuters. [1] Lionel Messi is expected to arrive in Rosario around 8 p.m. local time Saturday on a private flight from Miami for a private wake. Inter Miami is still scheduled to play Monterrey in the Leagues Cup group stage later Saturday. [1]

The club did not immediately respond to a request for comment. [1] A missing statement is not a postponement. The paper's Saturday major already treated the death as a long illness and a kickoff that stayed on the board. Reuters's Saturday file keeps both clocks: the son's arrival and the match.

The AFA said a minute's silence would be observed across Argentine divisions and that players, coaches, and referees would wear black armbands. [1] Condolence is the civic instrument. Monterrey is the club instrument. Saturday completed both.

Jorge spent his last months between the Rosario clinic and home with Celia and their children Rodrigo, Matias, and Maria Sol. [1] Barcelona thanked him for trusting the club with Leo's beginning. Real Madrid and Newell's sent condolences. A private wake is not a public funeral notice. A scheduled Leagues Cup match is still a scheduled match.

-- AMARA OKONKWO, Lagos