Messi lifts his first title with Inter Miami after scoring a great goal for the squad

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Leo Messiwhich debuted less than a month ago with the inter miamiThe miracle of the Florida team culminated this past morning by winning the Leagues Cup final against Nashville in a long penalty shootout. The game had ended with a tie at one, with a great goal for Rosario’s squad, a house brand.

The Argentine star landed in a sunken group, aimlessly and bottom of the Eastern Conference of the MLS with eleven games in a row without winning. But his magic has totally revolutionized the Miami team, which, further reinforced by the signings of Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, sealed the first title in its history tonight after a very exciting game.

Messi not only won his first title with Inter Miami this Saturday but, with 44 trophies, he equaled Dani Alves as the footballer with the most titles in history. He ended up blanketed by his companions during the celebrations.

10 goals in 7 games

The 10 for the albiceleste also finished as the top scorer in the Leagues Cup with an extraordinary mark of 10 goals in just seven games. In the penalty shootout he did not fail, nor did Busquets and Alba.

Messi’s arrival in MLS has been experienced in Miami, MLS and the US with extraordinary passion and the first edition of the Leagues Cup, a new tournament in which all MLS and Liga MX teams face each other , sealed a ‘made in Hollywood’ ending for the landing of the Argentine on American soil.

“Messi is the best in the world and he shows it every day,” Miami coach Tata Martino said after the final. “We infect the team with our spirit, our work, our character, our experience,” said Busquets about the contribution of the former Barcelona fans. “And beyond, we also have Leo, who makes the difference because he is the best in the world,” he added..

To the rescue

The Argentinian, who had gone unnoticed for the first 20 minutes, appeared out of nowhere to hunt down a rebound on the Nashville front, cut past Zimmerman and hit a beautiful shot straight into the top corner.

Nashville did not wake up until minute 57 thanks to a corner. Fafà Picault finished off with a header and the ball ended up going in after bouncing off Benjamin Cremaschi and Drake Callender. Own goal.

Inter Miami found the answer in the usual, a Messi who caressed the double in minute 71, crashing a cross shot off the post. Even so, Inter Miami reached the outcome with the right forces and physicality to the limit.

Already in the penalty shootout, the two teams showed an excellent success and, after the failures of Leal and Ulloa, luck was decided in the goalkeepers’ shots, where Callender guessed Panicco’s shot and thus closed Messi’s first trophy In U.S.A. Eleven penalties were needed for the party to start.

Data sheet:

Nashville: panic; Moore, Zimmerman, MacNaughton, Lovitz; Muyl (Leal, m. 82), McCarty (Davis, m. 72), Godoy, Fafà (Shaffelburg, m. 72); Mukhtar and Surridge.

Coach: Gary Smith.

Inter-Miami: Callender, Yedlin, Kryvtsov, Miller, Alba, Busquets, Arroyo (Ulloa, m. 80), Cremaschi (Gómez, m. 68), Messi, Martínez (Campana, m. 68) and Taylor (Ruíz, m. 80).

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Coach: Gerardo Martino.

goals: 0-1, m. 23: Messi; 1-1, m. 57: Callender (own goal).



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