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Lionel Messi Shines in the Leagues Cup: Top Scorer with 8 Goals

Inter Miami snatched qualification for the last four last night in the Leagues Cup of the United States.

After his double scored in the quarter-finals to allow his team to snatch the draw (4-4) against Dallas before winning on penalties (3-5), Lionel Messi still comes to talk about his form, Saturday, with Inter Miami.

Messi in great shape in the United States

Free party from PSG this summer, Lionel Messi was expected to return to FC Barcelona for free two years after his departure. But the captain of the national team of Argentina preferred to sign in the club of his friend, David Beckham. The latter who always wanted to see the sevenfold Ballon d’Or come and change the image of his club.

Indeed, the Argentinian opted for the United States rather than Spain. But while waiting for MLS, Lionel Messi is having a good time in the Leagues Cup, a competition that brings together the teams of MLS and the Mexican championship. Last night, his club qualified brilliantly for the semi-finals by winning 4-0 ahead of Charlotte.

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If Lionel Messi refused to open the scoring by leaving the penalty with class to Venezuelan Josef Martínez Mencia (12th), the world champion ended up finding the net. Since four minutes from the end of regulation time, the former FC Barcelona, ​​​​served by Leonardo Campana in the penalty area, puts the leather in the back of the net (86), thus scoring the fourth and last goal of the meeting for Miami.

This is Lionel Messi’s eighth goal in the Leagues Cup. The Argentinian played his fifth game in the competition tonight. He is the tournament’s top scorer with 8 goals. In the semi-finals, Messi and Inter Miami face Philadelphia Union on Tuesday.

2023-08-12 06:28:43


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