Almost a month after making his debut, Messi will play his first final with Inter Miami

2023-08-16 17:19:52

After the triumph against Philadelphia, Argentine captain Lionel Messi will play his first final with Inter Miami just 29 days after making his debut, this would be the fastest of his career. The star from Rosario arrived in the United States a few weeks ago and by leaving Philadelphia behind and getting into the Leagues Cup final, he once again broke his mark: the fastest time he reached a final since his debut in a club .

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According to sports media, in Barcelona; Messi made his debut on October 16, 2004 and his first definition for a title was for the Spanish Super Cup, he had to wait 670 days. It was against Espanyol, the first leg was 1-0 for Culé on August 17, 2006 and the return was three days later with a resounding 3-0, where Leo played the ninety minutes (in the first match he had only played 30). By then, La Pulga had already celebrated three titles: La Liga 04/05 and 05/06 and the Champions League 05/06, where he was unable to play the final against Arsenal at the Stade de France due to injury.

They add that, then at PSG, where he made his debut on August 29, 2021 and it took 336 days for him to play his first final, it was the French Champions Trophy. The match was played on July 31, 2022, almost a year after his first meeting with the French capital team’s jersey. He completed the entire game that was played in Tel Aviv and scored the goal to open the scoring in the 4-0 win against Nantes.

Now, at Inter Miami everything seems to be faster, even in a handful of games there is already speculation about when Leo can become the team’s all-time goalscorer. For now, he has already surpassed the personal record of playing in a final with a new team just 29 days after debuting with that shirt.

Leo’s first game was on July 21 when they faced Cruz Azul for the first date of the Leagues Cup, where he even scored a tremendous goal from a free kick at the last minute to give the victory to those in pink.

In Messi’s presentation at Inter Miami, Tata’s team beat Cruz Azul 2-1 with a great free-kick from the Argentine star, in the last minute of the game, and got the first three points.

On the second and final day of the group stage, also at the DRV PNK Stadium, they crushed Atlanta United 4-0, with two goals from Rosario and another two from Robert Taylor.

Then they beat Orlando City (3-1) in the 16th round in the Clásico del Sol, in the round of 16 they beat FC Dallas 5-3 on penalties (a 4-4 tie in 90 minutes) and Charlotte FC 4-0 in the quarterfinals. of end. Yesterday, in the semis, they crushed Philadelphia 4-1.

Now, after learning that a renewed Inter Miami and Nashville are the finalists of the tournament, after the former eliminated Philadelphia by a resounding win, while the second finalist defeated Monterrey from Mexico 2-0. The matches of the great Leagues Cup 2023 final will take place in a single day, scheduled for Saturday, August 19. At the moment, the schedule and the stadium are pending confirmation, but they will be made public during the week.