Lionel Messi & Inter Miami Win Leagues Cup Trophy Following Dramatic Penalty Shootout
deadline.comLionel Messi has taken the Inter Miami soccer team to win the Leagues Cup trophy in a dramatic penalty shootout against Nashville SC.
Messi has only played with the MLS team for six games and has led the club to victory. Inter Miami FC have become unbeatable and their win at the Leagues Cup final was another example of the impact that Messi has had on the team that was established in 2018.
The soccer star from Argentina scored the first and only goal for Inter Miami during regular time at the 23-minute mark. Nashville would then tie up the match at the 57-minute mark.
After the 90 minutes were done, it was overtime but neither team was able to score to secure their victory. During the penalty shootout round, Messi scored the first one in what wound up to be a dramatic ending to the multi-national competition.
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