2023-08-16 05:28:05
Lionel Messi comes to Inter Miami – and the bottom of Major League Soccer does not lose anymore. In the semi-finals of the Leagues Cup there is the sixth victory and the first entry into a final.
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Lionel Messi has also scored in his sixth game for Inter Miami and now has his chance to win his first title with his new team. The soccer world champions from Argentina scored 2-0 (20th minute) in a 4-1 (3-0) win against Philadelphia Union in the semi-finals of the Leagues Cup. It was the ninth goal for the 36-year-old since moving from Paris Saint-Germain to the United States.
Jordi Alba scored 3-0 and thus his first goal in the new jersey (45 + 3). Josef Martinez scored to make it 1-0 in the third minute, David Ruiz scored the last goal for Miami (84′). Alejandro Bedoya came on for Philadelphia to make it 1:3 (73rd).
In the final on Saturday (local time) against the Mexican club CF Monterrey or Nashville SC for Hany Mukhtar from Berlin. The first edition of the Leagues Cup initially featured 47 teams from Major League Soccer and the Mexican Liga MX. By participating in the final, Miami has also secured participation in the Concacaf Champions Cup for the first time, the counterpart to the Champions League in Europe.
On paper, Philadelphia was the biggest challenge for Miami, who, in addition to Messi, also signed his long-time teammates Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets from the FC Barcelona days. The ultimately defeated team around the German Kai Wagner has been one of the strongest teams in Major League Soccer for years and lost the final game for the championship against Los Angeles FC last year. Miami, on the other hand, has mostly suffered defeats in the MLS so far and is bottom of the table. But since Messi, Alba and Busquets have all played for co-owner David Beckham’s team, there have been only wins – and now the chance for the club’s first title. (dpa)
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