With Messi as a banner, the inter miami conquered last night his first title of its history by raising the Leagues Cup after winning as a visitor 10-9 to Nashville by penalties after draw 1-1 in regulation time.
In the match played in the stadium GEODIS Park Nashville, lionel Messi put Inter Miami ahead after 23 minutes when he put the ball into the right corner after eluding an opponent and shooting from outside the boxwith which he registered his tenth goal to become the tournament scorer.
And if that was not enough, Messi was close to scoring his double at 71 minutesbut his shot crashed into the left post.
At 36 years oldand with hardly any training in Miami, Messi joined the Inter for this mid-season tournament with great success: he finished as top scorer in the competition with 10 goals in seven games and was voted best player. A beast.
As for the game, Nashville tied it after 57 minutes when the goalkeeper Drake Callender he scored on his own goal after the ball hit him in the knee following a header from Fafà Picault.
Already in the penalty shootout, and with Messi opening the series with another great goal, the goalkeeper Drake Callender became the hero of the match by scoring his penalty and later blocking Elliot Panicco’s shot so that the club Miami HE awarded the first title in its history that began in 2018.
Messi, the most winner in football history
After winning the Leagues Cup in the final against Nashville, Lionel Messi established himself as the most winning soccer player in soccer history with 44 stars with four different shirts.
Since his debut in first division in 2004, the “Flea” won 35 trophies with Barcelona, five with the Argentine national team, three with Paris Saint-Germain and one with Inter Miamiwhich he joined last month.
The Leagues Cup it’s about your first celebration after achieving the biggest goal of his career: the 2022 FIFA World Cupreached in Qatar Last December.
The Argentine captain scored a dozen goals in the seven games of Inter Miami towards the first championship of its young history. His presence on the net was proven in all the matches of the campaign: Cruz Azul (1), Atlanta United (2), Orlando (2), Dallas (2), Charlotte (1), Philadelphia Union (1) and Nashville (1).
Messi, 36 years oldhe detached himself from his ex-partners in Barcelonathe brazilian Daniel Alveswhich was 43 times champion on his way through Bahía de Brasil, Sevilla, Barcelona, Juventus, PSG, San Pablo and the Brazilian National Team.
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