Messi shines and Inter Miami wins its first MLS against the Vancouver Whitecaps

Having already won titles in La Liga, Ligue 1, Champions League, Copa América and World Cup, Lionel Messi helped Inter Miami win Major League Soccer by beating German Thomas Müller’s Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 in Fort Lauderdale. The Argentine star was involved in all three of his team’s goals in the match, scored by Ocampo (own goal), Rodrigo de Paul and Tadeo Allende. While Ali Ahmed scored for the Canadian team.

On the field, the Florida team started superior and took the opportunity to open the score. After just seven minutes, Messi completed a beautiful dribble down the wing and then played against De Paul, who played through Allende. The number 21 invades the area and crosses for Silvatti, but Ocampo cuts him off and opens the scoring.

After being behind on the scoreboard, the Whitecaps progressed in the match, but were stopped by the good performance of Ríos, who made superb saves in the first half to avoid the equalizer with a shot from Sabbi and a header from Thomas Müller. For this reason, the Miami team had an advantage on the scoreboard at halftime.

In the second half, Messi almost doubled the score after taking advantage of Takaoka’s error and headed towards an empty goal, but hit the post. As soon as he responded, the Vancouver Whitecaps equalized. In the 14th minute, White received the ball in the box, switched to Falcón and rolled the ball for Ali Ahmed to strike first time and hit Ríos’ right corner to leave it all the same for Florida.

The Canadian team almost turned things around after the equalizer, but Sabbi saw his shot hit both posts, but the American was unable to capitalize on the rebound. However, Inter Miami took advantage of their opportunity and regained the lead. In the 25th minute, Messi robbed Cubas in midfield and left Rodrigo de Paul free to score the second.

The Vancouver Whitecaps even tried to put pressure, but saw Inter Miami seal their first victory in MLS in stoppage time. In the 50th minute, in another counter-attack, Messi dominated the chest and found Tadeo Allende free to seal the score and the title.

In addition to this achievement, the match was also emotional for Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, who finished their respective careers with a title. Both played the entire decision.