LIONEL MESSI & INTER MIAMI WIN THE LEAGUES CUP 2023

 

THE BEST OF LIONEL MESSI VS. PHILADELPHIA UNION

MESSI MAGIC CONTINUES AS INTER MIAMI REACH LEAGUES CUP FINAL

AP

Lionel Messi notched his ninth goal in six matches as Inter Miami crushed Philadelphia Union 4-1 to reach the Leagues Cup final on Tuesday.

Philadelphia, who made the MLS Cup final last year and have a dominant record at home, were poised to be Miami's biggest test since the latter added the Argentinean striker to their roster last month.

MESSI BRINGS A "BRIGHT" & "PROFITABLE" FUTURE FOR INTER MIAMI CF & MLS

USA TODAY Sports 

Inter Miami CF, saddled with a regular-season winning percentage just above 41% four years into their existence, have never been more popular. Such is Messi Mania -- the transfer saga, the belabored unveiling, the Leagues Cup debut and his dominance-in-progress -- seemingly destined to divide league history into pre-and-post "Pulga" as Miami surrounds the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner with fellow former Barcelona tiki-taka alumni.

"The future of soccer in America is so bright," Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham said in an Adidas news conference on the eve of Lionel Messi's debut with the MLS club. "I've seen the growth of it over the last 10, 15 years ... Bringing someone like [Messi] not just to Inter Miami, but to MLS, to America, it means so much. You have the eyes of not just Latina America, but the world on Miami."

MESSI SCORES TWICE AS INTER MILAN THRASH ATLANTA 4-0

Reuters 

Lionel Messi scored two first half goals and assisted on another in the second to lead Inter Miami to a 4-0 dismantling of Atlanta United and advance to the knockout stage of the Leagues Cup on Tuesday.

After coming off the bench to score a dramatic game winner in his debut on Friday night, the World Cup champion from Argentina wasted no time in his first start with the MLS side.