Messi inspires the squad in last position to seven victories in seven games and a cup run
Lionel Messi, the “God of Soccer,” scored his seventh consecutive goal in his U.S. debut to lift the League Cup trophy for Inter Miami.
Miami defeated Nashville SC 10-9 on penalty kicks in the 2023 LigueScup Final after playing Nashville to a 1-1 draw through 120 minutes of stoppage time at Geordie’s Park in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, on Tuesday.
It was Miami’s first appearance at the top of the competition since the inception of the League Cup in 2019, which features club teams from the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Messi scored the game-winning goal in the 23rd minute of the first half.
Picking up the ball near the penalty arc, Messi dribbled past his opponent with ease and unleashed a fantastic left-footed mid-range shot between four defenders on the penalty line in front of the goal.
The goalkeeper flailed, but the ball still found the top corner of the near post.
Messi, who played all 120 minutes of regulation before and after overtime, was Miami’s first kicker in the penalty shootout and converted cleanly.
The eleventh kicker of the penalty shootout, a “battle of the goalkeepers” between the two teams, decided the outcome of the championship.
Miami goalkeeper Drake Calendar was the first to kick cleanly, and then Nashville goalkeeper Elliott Panico made a spectacular save on the ball to seal the win with his hands and feet.
After leading his team to victory upon entering the U.S. stage, Messi hoisted his 44th trophy.
Messi embraced Miami co-owner David Beckham, and the Miami players celebrated by throwing him into the air several times.
Messi became the League Cup’s top scorer.
Miami is in last place out of 15 teams in the Eastern Conference with five wins, three draws, and 14 losses in the Major League Soccer (MLS) regular season, but they showed off their “Messi power” by lifting the trophy in the League Cup.
With Messi’s arrival, 카지노사이트넷 soccer fans around the world are eager to see how far Miami will climb in the league standings over the next two months.