(Chester) Lionel Messi scored again with his new club Inter Miami to help them reach the Leagues Cup final, with a 4-1 victory against the Philadelphia Union on Tuesday in Chester, Pennsylvania .
The Argentinian is now at nine achievements in six appearances under the colors of Miami. With the left foot, the seven-time Ballon d’Or adjusted goalkeeper Andre Blake with a mischievous shot low to the ground, from 25 meters (20th).
The Floridians, who started the Leagues Cup by being dead last in their Eastern Conference and worst team in the American D1, have six consecutive victories since the arrival of their new number 10.
In the final of this unprecedented competition between the best teams in North America and Mexico, they will face Nashville, 2-0 scorers of Mexicans CF Monterrey and in the top of the standings in the East in MLS.
Inter Miami had already opened the scoring at the very start of the game by Josef Martinez (3rd) before Messi added his stone to the building, served by the same Martinez.
Another former FC Barcelona player, Jordi Alba, also landed in Florida this summer – like Sergio Busquets, holder in the middle – scored (45th 3), for 3-0. Philly closed the gap in the 73rd through Alejandro Bedoya, but incoming David Ruiz restored it to three goals late in the game (84th).
The Philadelphia Union is, unlike Miami, well positioned on the Eastern Conference podium in the league, in third place, and had lost only once in 38 home games before falling on Tuesday.
But the Floridians have been transformed since the debut of the world champion, who will play the 42nd final of his career on Saturday, he who left Paris Saint-Germain and signed in the United States in June.
For Inter Miami, this latest success is synonymous with accession to the next CONCAFAF Champions Cup, the most prestigious competition in the North America, Central America and Caribbean region.
