Friday was the first time Inter Miami experienced what the “normal” Lionel Messi experience might look like — no instantly-iconic free kick and no willing the team to a two-goal comeback. Just solid, dependable play. And a goal to go with it. ✍️ MLSist
“It’s wonderful to be able to be on a new team, in a new city with ,” Busquets told the media after the match. “I still see him as having a lot of desire to win, to train hard. He shows it every day on the field, we’re all enjoying it and as a team, we’re enjoying each other.”
Dangling in front of both teams, though, is an actual, tangible prize: a berth in the CONCACAF Cup, the club championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The top three finishers in Leagues Cup – the two finalists and the winners of its third-place game — move on to that competition. In other words, qualification is just a win away.
What’s more, if Miami and Co. were to capture that regional title, they’d become just the second team in the modern history of the competition to earn a berth in the Club World Cup, which will be played in the United States in 2025. The fan fiction almost writes itself: Messi and his old friends welcome Barcelona to Miami for the title game. His first love against his last.
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