2023-08-20 18:42:57
In a unique snapshot, which took place minutes before the first historic coronation ceremony in the history of the American Inter Miami team, Argentine star Lionel Messi was keen to honor Andre Yedlin, the former captain of Inter Miami, after winning the American and Mexican League Cups.
And video footage showed Messi, 36, insisting on giving Yadlin the captaincy of the team, and preventing Yadlin at first before Messi put the armband on his left arm.
Then the two players together lifted the historic trophy amid wild celebrations.
The American Yadlin has been defending the colors of Miami since 2022, and he gave up the captaincy to Messi, who came to the team a few weeks ago, in a resounding transfer from Paris Saint-Germain, France.
Messi scored a wonderful goal with a shot from outside the area in the right scissors to put Inter Miami ahead in the 24th minute of the final match, but Fava Biko equalized the score for Nashville in the second half (D57).
And after the Ecuadorean, Leonardo Campana, missed the chance to win Inter Miami in stoppage time, the latter prevailed in a penalty shootout, winning the title thanks to a save from his goalkeeper, Drake Callender.
Lionel Messi scored his tenth goal in the “American-Mexican” Football League Cup to crown his successful start with Inter Miami by winning the club’s first title.
Messi celebrated with his former Barcelona colleagues, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, the first title in American soil, after the trio succeeded in shooting from the penalty mark.
Inter Miami, which was founded 3 years ago with a great push from the former English football star, David Beckham, was at the bottom of the American Football League standings when Messi joined his ranks last month, and he succeeded in turning it into a victorious winning team after a series of positive results in the League Cup.
This title is the 44th in the career of the Argentine star, to become the player with the most titles in the history of the game, one title ahead of his former Barcelona teammate Dani Alves, and he also won the prizes for best player and top scorer in the tournament.
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