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Leo and Inter Miami face the second run-out of their pre-season campaign on Monday, when they take on Dallas at the Cotton Bowl Stadium. It will be the Florida franchise's first game against an MLS side after they faced El Salvador in their maiden pre-season outing this weekend.

Leo and Inter Miami contested the first match of their pre-season campaign in El Salvador on Friday, playing out a goalless draw against the Central American country's national team.

Leo will line up in the opening match of Inter Miami's pre-season campaign on Friday away to El Salvador, who occupy 78th spot in the FIFA ranking. The Argentinian will line up at the Estadio Cuscatlán in San Salvador in front of 53,400 spectators, who are sure to create a carnival-like atmosphere in the stands. Leo comes into the clash on the back of claiming The Best FIFA Men's Player award for the third time in his career on Monday night.

Leo was tonight awarded The Best FIFA Men's Player award after coming out on top in the votes cast by the captains and coaches of all the FIFA-affiliated national teams, specialist journalists and fans. This latest triumph sees the Argentinian secure the coveted crown for a third time and the second in succession.

Leo began 2023 with Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1, where he plundered 16 goals and as many assists in 32 outings to help the Parisians to the Ligue 1 crown. In the summer, the Argentinian signed for Inter Miami and, shortly after checking in at the Florida club, he helped them to land their maiden piece of silverware: the Leagues Cup, in which he scored ten goals in 7 games. That milestone for the Miami-based outfit also marked another record for Leo, as it was the 44th title of his career, making him the most decorated player to have played the sport. At the end of the year, he was also awarded his eighth Ballon d'Or, an unprecedented haul in the history of the game.

The curtain comes down on 2023, a year that brought a number of title triumphs for Leo that will go down in the history books. A few weeks prior to the start of the year, he lifted the World Cup in Qatar, where he was named player of the tournament. In the first half of 2023, the Argentine claimed the Ligue 1 crown, a title he captured in both of his two years with the Parisian outfit. He ended the 2022-23 season with 16 goals and 16 assists in his 32 outings. In July, he signed for Inter Miami and played an instrumental role in helping the Florida side to their maiden piece of silverware after clinching the Leagues Cup crown, weighing in with ten goals in his seven appearances in the competition. That success saw Leo claim another record as he sealed the 44th trophy of his career, a tally that no other player has achieved to date. The year ended with Leo winning his eighth Ballon d'Or, making him the award's most decorated player.

The 18 December 2023 marked the first anniversary of Argentina's World Cup final win over France, a contest in which Leo bagged a brace. The Argentine finished Qatar 2022 with seven goals in as many outings and was voted the player of the tournament. The Albiceleste captain celebrated the anniversary with an emotional message on his social media accounts and some previously unpublished photos.