Less than a month after the Argentine’s transfer to the Florida club, Lionel Messi and Inter Miami have won their first trophy, and they are now aiming for an unusual treble.
In the Leagues Cup final at Nashville on Saturday, Messi produced one of his signature wonder goals to put Miami up 1-0. However, the Tennessee team rallied back for a 1-1 draw, forcing penalties where Miami won for the first time in their three-year history.
“I’m overjoyed to win the first championship in this club’s history. It was made possible by the diligence and passion of everyone. Messi wrote on Instagram, “Hope this is just the beginning.
The Argentine World Cup winner has so far scored 10 goals in seven games, one in each game, and he has made club owner Jorge Mas beam with pride for making the bold decision to sign the game’s best player.
“To see that smile on Lionel’s face, and to see the play of the other guys. This team will win many more titles, he assured reporters.
Even David Beckham, who founded the team before Mas became the team’s primary investor, seemed surprised by how rapidly the squad went from MLS strugglers to a team being followed across the world. Beckham pondered on the years he spent trying to make the team a reality.
In five weeks, “a lot can happen, a lot has changed for us,” he said.
“We will enjoy this, but now we have to look to the future and continue to build,” he said. “We had a bunch of academy players out there with them, and that is important for us as a club and indeed for the country. We had some of the best players in the world out there on the field wearing pink.”
The triumphant coach Gerardo Martino’s news conference was interrupted by the ecstatic players, who showered him with champagne. However, they will need to swiftly collect themselves since on Wednesday, they will face FC Cincinnati in the US Open Cup semifinal in Ohio.
Then, Miami will return to the Major League Soccer regular season’s core activities. With 12 games remaining, they have little margin for error as they attempt to move up the standings from last in the Eastern Conference into the playoff positions.
After a fun, undefeated seven games in the Leagues Cup, the players chanted in the locker room, and Martino’s attention was shifting to the upcoming challenge.
“The time to celebrate is running out. We have another game on Wednesday, and we’ll keep playing and competing in these tournaments, stated Martino.
“This one has already happened. We are now considering the match against Cincinnati.
The month-long tournament’s intensive style, according to former Barcelona and Argentine coach Martino, helped Miami come together as a squad with the addition of Messi and the Spanish duo of Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba.
expanding and aspiration
“I remember the first days and I felt we needed to do more training sessions to give the team shape and I was thinking, how convenient it is to have this tournament, because we can take advantage of this month to play more,” he remarked.
We are champions after this month, which feels amazing and encourages us to keep developing and dreaming. I believe we now have a clear understanding of what to do moving ahead. The future is clearer to us and more understood, he claimed.
The Leagues Cup just finished its first season as a competition, bringing together all top-tier teams from Mexico and Major League Soccer for a World Cup-style tournament in the middle of the season.
Messi’s impact on the competition, according to MLS Commissioner Don Garber, helped it reach previously unheard-of heights.
The entrance of the Argentine “accelerated the popularity and interest in the tournament,” according to Garber. The ratings for our television program have been fantastic. According to us, our Apple TV ratings have been far higher than we anticipated,” he stated.
The title run by Miami and Messi’s participation had been “the talk of the football world,” according to Garber.
Before passing the reins to Messi upon his arrival, Miami’s captain DeAndre Yedlin declared the team has undergone a complete transformation.
“These days, when we enter a room, we expect to win. I can’t say that affected how we played before every time,” he remarked.
This is our seventh game playing as a team. We are still sort of learning on the job, which is bizarre,” he observed before turning his attention to the next move.
We are now in the semifinals. There is a chance to win another trophy.Less than a month after the Argentine’s transfer to the Florida club, Lionel Messi and Inter Miami have won their first trophy, and they are now aiming for an unusual treble.
In the Leagues Cup final at Nashville on Saturday, Messi produced one of his signature wonder goals to put Miami up 1-0. However, the Tennessee team rallied back for a 1-1 draw, forcing penalties where Miami won for the first time in their three-year history.
“I’m overjoyed to win the first championship in this club’s history. It was made possible by the diligence and passion of everyone. Messi wrote on Instagram, “Hope this is just the beginning.
The Argentine World Cup winner has so far scored 10 goals in seven games, one in each game, and he has made club owner Jorge Mas beam with pride for making the bold decision to sign the game’s best player.
“To see that smile on Lionel’s face, and to see the play of the other guys. This team will win many more titles, he assured reporters.
Even David Beckham, who founded the team before Mas became the team’s primary investor, seemed surprised by how rapidly the squad went from MLS strugglers to a team being followed across the world. Beckham pondered on the years he spent trying to make the team a reality.
In five weeks, “a lot can happen, a lot has changed for us,” he said.
“We will enjoy this, but now we have to look to the future and continue to build,” he said. “We had a bunch of academy players out there with them, and that is important for us as a club and indeed for the country. We had some of the best players in the world out there on the field wearing pink.”
The triumphant coach Gerardo Martino’s news conference was interrupted by the ecstatic players, who showered him with champagne. However, they will need to swiftly collect themselves since on Wednesday, they will face FC Cincinnati in the US Open Cup semifinal in Ohio.
Then, Miami will return to the Major League Soccer regular season’s core activities. With 12 games remaining, they have little margin for error as they attempt to move up the standings from last in the Eastern Conference into the playoff positions.
After a fun, undefeated seven games in the Leagues Cup, the players chanted in the locker room, and Martino’s attention was shifting to the upcoming challenge.
“The time to celebrate is running out. We have another game on Wednesday, and we’ll keep playing and competing in these tournaments, stated Martino.
“This one has already happened. We are now considering the match against Cincinnati.
The month-long tournament’s intensive style, according to former Barcelona and Argentine coach Martino, helped Miami come together as a squad with the addition of Messi and the Spanish duo of Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba.
expanding and aspiration
“I remember the first days and I felt we needed to do more training sessions to give the team shape and I was thinking, how convenient it is to have this tournament, because we can take advantage of this month to play more,” he remarked.
We are champions after this month, which feels amazing and encourages us to keep developing and dreaming. I believe we now have a clear understanding of what to do moving ahead. The future is clearer to us and more understood, he claimed.
The Leagues Cup just finished its first season as a competition, bringing together all top-tier teams from Mexico and Major League Soccer for a World Cup-style tournament in the middle of the season.
Messi’s impact on the competition, according to MLS Commissioner Don Garber, helped it reach previously unheard-of heights.
The entrance of the Argentine “accelerated the popularity and interest in the tournament,” according to Garber. The ratings for our television program have been fantastic. According to us, our Apple TV ratings have been far higher than we anticipated,” he stated.
The title run by Miami and Messi’s participation had been “the talk of the football world,” according to Garber.
Before passing the reins to Messi upon his arrival, Miami’s captain DeAndre Yedlin declared the team has undergone a complete transformation.
“These days, when we enter a room, we expect to win. I can’t say that affected how we played before every time,” he remarked.
This is our seventh game playing as a team. We are still sort of learning on the job, which is bizarre,” he observed before turning his attention to the next move.
We are now in the semifinals. There is a chance to win another trophy.