Messi from “Inter Miami” won the League Cup and became the most decorated football player in history

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American football club "Inter Miami" on the road beat "Nashville" in a penalty shootout with a score of 2:1 in the final match of the League Cup. The meeting took place at the “Geodis Park” stadium. in Nashville (Tennessee, USA), reports rodrobnosti. 

The main time of the match ended in a draw – 1:1. Fafa Pico (57th minute) scored a goal for the hosts, Lionel Messi (23rd) scored for the guests. The “Inter Miami” players were more accurate in the penalty shootout. – 10:9.

The League Cup is an annual cup tournament. Held between American, Canadian and Mexican clubs.

Messi played the seventh game for "Inter Miami" and excelled in each of them. The Argentinian striker now has 10 goals and one assist for the American club.

The forward moved into third place in the club's all-time top scorers list, trailing only Ecuador's Leonardo Campane (16) and Argentina's Gonzalo Higuain ( 29).

Lionel Messi  is 36 years old, he won the 44th trophy in his career and surpassed the record of Brazilian defender Dani Alves (43).

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— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) August 20, 2023. Spanish Cup, won the Champions League 4 times, won the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup 3 times.

In 2021, Messi won the “Golden Ball” for a record 7th time. – the prize awarded to the best player of the year.

In 2021-2023, the Argentine played for the French "Paris Saint-Germain", in which he became the French champion twice and won the country's Super Cup once.

Messi is  the best scorer in the history of the Argentine national team, together with the national team he became the world champion (2022), the winner of the "Finals" (2022), the America's Cup (2021), the Olympic Games (2008) and the World Youth Championship (2005).

In December 2022, Messi as part of the Argentina national team  won the title of world champion in football. < /p>

"Inter Miami"  won the first trophy in history. The team was founded in January 2018. One of the owners of the club is six-time English champion David Beckham.

Prepared by: Serhii Daga