Lionel Messi continued Inter Miami’s amazing turnaround as the team won the first League Cup championship on Saturday.
In the 23rd minute, Messi scored the lone goal for Miami. Messi received the ball at his feet after teammate Robert Taylor’s pass was intercepted. Messi sped by Walker Zimmerman, a defender for Nashville, and fired a twisting ball from just outside the box into the upper left corner of the net. Elliot Panicco, a diving goalkeeper, was unable to play the ball.
Additionally, it was Messi’s tenth goal in seven matches for the team.
The first Leagues Cup final was a close one until Nashville’s Fafà Picault tied the score in the 57th minute.
In the 71st minute, Messi attempted to score from the same area but his shot struck the post as the game ended in a 1-1 tie.
The game then went into penalty kicks when Miami’s Leonardo Campana almost missed a goal that would have won it in the last seconds.