Argentina captain Lionel Messi has said that winning the MLS Cup title for Inter Miami was a beautiful moment. This comes after his brace of assists secured a first-ever title for Inter Miami after defeating the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 on Saturday.
According to him, winning the MLS Cup and being at the top of the American league has always been the goal for Inter Miami, so he is very pleased to see the club achieve it.
Messi added that making it happen at home made the incredible moment even more emotional for everyone at the club.
His words, “A beautiful, emotional moment for us, for the people of Miami, to be able to achieve the MLS objective. It’s a very new club, so to speak. When we played before, we were lucky enough to win a title, but this was the real objective, to win MLS and be at the top of the American league, and luckily we achieved it.
We were fortunate to play at home, a huge joy for the people, so we have to enjoy it.”
Mascherano added, “I’m very happy for him. I’m very happy because of the season that he played. … For him it was very, very special and very important to win this trophy. He came here to win this trophy.”
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Lionel Messi, also known as Leo Messi, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Messi has won a record seven Ballon d’Or awards and a record six European Golden Shoes, and in 2020 he was named to the Ballon d’Or Dream Team.
Until leaving the club in 2021, he had spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, where he won a club-record 35 trophies, including ten La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey titles and the UEFA Champions League four times.
With his country, he won the 2021 Copa América and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. A prolific goalscorer and creative playmaker, Messi holds the records for most goals in La Liga (474), most hat-tricks in La Liga (36) and the UEFA Champions League (eight), and most assists in La Liga (192) and the Copa América (17).
He also has the most international goals by a South American male (103). Messi has scored over 800 senior career goals for club and country, and has the most goals by a player for a single club (672).
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