Argentine star Lionel Messi is close to winning his second title with his new team, Inter Miami, after qualifying with him for the America’s Cup final by defeating Cincinnati 5-4 on penalties.
Argentine star Lionel Messi is close to winning his second title with his new team, Inter Miami, after qualifying with him for the America’s Cup final by defeating Cincinnati 5-4 on penalties.
And Messi previously led Inter Miami last Saturday to the first title in its history, which is the Two Leagues Cup, by winning the final over Nashville by penalty kicks (10-9) after they tied (1-1), to become the former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain star, one win away from a second title. In the colors of his new team.
The US Open Cup is one of the oldest football competitions in the United States, as it was launched in 1914 and is similar to the England Cup and the Spanish Cup.
Inter Miami will meet in the final scheduled for September 27 with Houston Dynamo, who yesterday, Wednesday, beat Real Salt Lake (3-1) after extension (1-1 in regular time).
And just a month ago, qualifying for the final of the competition was fully within reach of Cincinnati, since it is the leader of the local league standings, while Inter Miami is in last place, but the arrival of Messi changed the face of the team that played 11 consecutive matches in the league without victory.