Messi chases first MLS title with Inter Miami in the final | OneFootball

Lionel Messi will seek to achieve one of his main goals since arriving at, and revolutionizing, Inter Miami: to win his first title in the MLS (Major League Soccer) of the United States.

The team led by the Argentine captain will face Vancouver Whitecaps in the final this Saturday at 4:30 PM at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, aiming to add a new and unprecedented trophy to his impressive record.

In addition, Messi will look to join an exclusive list of players who have won a European league and the Champions League, as well as the American league. Number 10 will go up against one of the most dangerous rivals he has faced in his career, the German Thomas Müller, current star of the Vancouver team, in what will be the first final for both clubs, meaning the MLS will have a new champion.

“We know it’s going to be a very tough match, and the fact that Müller has joined that team gives the game much more prestige,” said the Rosario native ahead of the final.

Inter Miami has won 10 of its last 13 matches, with two losses and one draw. Led by Messi, the Herons arrive with the momentum of having surpassed the MLS playoffs and being crowned the best in the Eastern Conference for the first time in their history.

A final that will mark several farewells. It would be Inter Miami’s last match at the current stadium, as the team will move to a new venue still under construction near the international airport for next season. It will also be the last dance for Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets, Messi’s longtime teammates, on a day that promises to be special.

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