FLORIDA’S FORT LAUDERDALE – Lionel Messi may have needed a little more time to produce the highlight-reel goal he promised to supporters early in his Inter Miami tenure. But when he did finally deliver, he did not let down.
Friday night at DRV PNK Stadium, Messi put the finishing touches on Inter Miami’s 4-0 victory over FC Charlotte with a goal in the 86th minute.
Eight goals in five games, all wins for Inter Miami. The team has since advanced to the Leagues Cup tournament’s final four.
A rare for a team that was in last position in the race for the MLS playoffs before Messi joined the David Beckham and Ronaldo Messi-owned team.
Tata Martino, who also coached Messi at FC Barcelona and Argentina, remarked of the team’s chances in the competition, “I think that speaks about a moment that has some expectations of doing something important.”
After helping Inter Miami bet Charlotte Messi makes a “superheroes” collection. Messi can’t stop scoring. The Argentine striker impressed in the 2023 Leagues Cup quarterfinals, scoring a goal to help Inter Miami defeat Charlotte 4-0.
Since signing Messi, Inter Miami has prospered. This squad defeated Charlotte 4-0 in the 2023 Leagues Cup quarterfinal match, which took place this morning. Messi continued to excel when contributing a goal, as per customary.
Spider-man Messi creates a ‘superheroes’ collection after helping Inter Miami beɑt Charlotte
Messi celebrates in “Spider-Man” fashion
El Pulga scored eight goals for Inter Miami in five games. Notably, the No. 10 superstar celebrated in “Spider-Man” fashion after scoring. Prior to that, Messi would act out a celebration to impersonate the Marvel superheroes Black Panther and the Thunder God Thor. That demonstrates Messi’s ability to win over American supporters.
Returning to the game, Inter Miami immediately applied a lot of pressure to rival Charlotte. Josef Martinez scored Inter Miami’s first goal in the 12th minute. Messi missed the opportunity to score, so he gave it to his teammate instead.
Robert Taylor gave Inter Miami a 2-0 lead in the 32nd minute. Charlotte gave it her all in the second half to try to score. They were unable to make things difficult for Inter Miami, though.
Messi already celebrated imitating Black Panther and Thor
After Malanda’s own goal, Messi’s team scored their third goal in the 78th minute. The Argentine superstar did not stop there; in the 85th minute, he scored following a close-range pass, giving Inter Miami a 4-0 triumph.
Messi and his colleagues secured their place in the 2023 Leagues Cup semifinals with the victory in this match. The Philadelphia Union will be their opponent in the game on August 15.