US EditionMessi gets trophy, then has two goals to lift Inter Miami past Nashville 3-1 in playoff opener
- On Friday, Inter Miami opened the Major League Soccer playoffs with a 3-1 win over Nashville SC in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference best-of-three first-round series, setting the next match on the calendar.
- Messi's season form fueled the result, after he was last season's MVP with 48 total goal contributions, and his arrival helped double Inter Miami's value to about $1.2 billion.
- In the first half, Lionel Messi ducked behind defenders and headed home to open scoring in the 19th minute, while Ian Fray assisted Tadeo Allende's second-half header and Messi finished in stoppage time.
- MLS Commissioner Don Garber presented Lionel Messi with the Golden Boot in a pregame ceremony, and Inter Miami announced Messi's three-year contract extension on Thursday.
- The club's announcement video showed Messi signing his three-year contract on the field at the new stadium near Miami International Airport, scheduled to open next year, with Game 3 set for Nov. 8 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, if needed.
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The Argentinean was decisive in the success of the Florida club against Nashville (3-1) in the first round.
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Lionel Messi and Inter Miami got off to a flying start in the MLS Cup playoffs as they made light work of Nashville SC in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round best-of-3 series.
From Lionel Messi's hand, Inter Miami took 3-1 to Nashville in the first playoffs duel of Major League Soccer (MLS)
Miami (USA), Oct 24 (EFE).- Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano said on Friday that they were “fully calm” that Leo Messi would renew with the team until 2028, at a press conference following Las Garzas’ victory against Nashville by 3-1 in the first game of the MLS playoffs. Although the club did not communicate the decision until this Thursday, the Argentine technician explained that everything “had been agreed on for a while,” despite the “noi…
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