Lionel Messi, who moved onto the North American football map, won the league cup for Miami in extra time. The Argentinian star’s debut featured Finnish colors when Robert Taylor scored at the best possible moment.
Lionel Messi’s the first taste of extracts in North America was given last night. The Argentinian star, who won the Ballon d’Or seven times in his career, scored a last-minute victory for Inter Miami in the first round of the league cup. In the match, Miami defeated Mexican Cruz Azul with a score of 2–1.
In Inter Miami, Messi’s feats have been awaited like the rising moon, because David Beckham’s led by Miami is last in MLS.
Even though it was “only” the opening round of the league cup, the ingredients for the spectacle were gathered in advance. The top names of the sports world, such as a basketball star, were gathered in the audience LeBron James and who ended his career at the top of tennis last year Serena Williams. The entertainment world was represented in the stands by, among other things, a reality television star Kim Kardashian.
The stadium’s goal ceremonies had been prepared with fireworks, but instead of Messi, they got to blow up Huuhkajien Robert Taylor. Taylor gave Miami a 1–0 lead in the 44th minute of the match with his accurate shot aimed at the back corner of the goal.
After about ten minutes of the second half, the Florida crowd got what they wanted. Miami head coach Gerardo Martino replaced his famous compatriot on the field to applause. However, the Argentinian’s debut was momentarily dampened by Cruz Azul’s equalizer at 65 minutes on the clock.
Messi’s first appearance in the Liigacup fulfilled all MLS expectations with his script. Miami’s new home shirt relieved the stadium of its tension when two minutes of added time had been played for almost four minutes and Messi’s free kick from 22 meters flew over the wall and into the net.
Beckham and the Miami club management are renovating the team plowing in the MLS with a heavy hand. In addition to Messi, the club has acquired reinforcements with a Barcelona background, such as a midfielder Sergio Busquets and Fullback Jordi Alban. And more are rumored to be coming.
Exciting player Taylor’s contract in Miami covers the current season, and the club also has a one-year extension option. With Miami’s renovation project, Taylor will certainly be cramped in terms of his playing spot. However, the Finn’s goal could not have been scored in a better place for the screens, because at that moment the eyes of the soccer world were directed at Miami.