The captain of the Argentine national team Lionel Messi was chosen as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the American Major League Soccer (MLS). This season, the star scored 20 goals and gave 16 assists in just 1,485 minutes.
The 10 received the distinction after being elected six times as the best player of the week. Thus, he became the first player in the history of the Inter Miami to receive this recognition.
However, he is the fifth Argentine to achieve it, after Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati, 2023), Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers, 2017), Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus Crew, 2008) and Cristian Gomez (D.C. United, 2006).
After the defeat, Gerardo “Tata” Martino He resigned from his position and was replaced by Javier Mascherano, who until now was the coach of the Argentine under-20 team.
Lionel Messi is going for his third The Best award in a row: all Argentinians nominated
Lionel Messi was nominated again for the awards The Bestawarded by FIFA, and goes for its fourth conquestafter receiving it in 2019, 2022 and 2023. This year, he stood out for winning the Copa América with the Argentine National Team and for having won the MLS Supporters’ Shield with the Inter Miami and was chosen among the 11 best footballers in the world.
In addition to the captain, other members of the Argentine National Team were also considered for this recognition: Lionel Scaloni as best technical director and Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez as best goalkeeper, an award he already won last year.
Besides, Alejandro Garnacho and Walter Bou were nominated for the award Puskas, that distinguishes the best goal of the year, for his annotations with the Manchester United and Lanús respectively.
In turn, Nicolas Otamendi He was among those chosen to be part of last season’s perfect team. The defense was one of the highest points of the “Scaloneta” this year, so the absence of Cristian “Cuti” Romero on this list, a defensive figure both in Argentina and in his club, Tottenham, was surprising. Luciano Acosta (Cincinnati) and Thiago Almada (Botafogo) They are also part of this category as midfielders and German Cano (Fluminense) and Lautaro Martínez (Inter) as forwards.
Source: Ambito
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