2023-08-16 01:48:02
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Lionel Messi continues to score goals and Inter Miami continues to win games. With one more, he will obtain the first trophy in his history, something unthinkable before signing the Argentine star.
Messi launched a 30-meter shot between three Philadelphia defenders in the 20th minute and stunned once more, this time to fans who paid an unprecedented price for a soccer ticket in the Philadelphia area, where Inter thrashed the Tuesday 4-1 to the Union in one of the semifinals of the Leagues Cup.
A seven-time Ballon d’Or winner, Messi scored his ninth goal in six games for his new team, in front of some 20,000 spectators, who shelled out up to $1,000 on resale.
Few will have complaints, following what they saw. Not even the season-ticket holders of the Union, who for one night gave up supporting the local club and instead carried Messi-themed items.
Several lined up to get shirts — legitimate or not — and many more, hungry, lined up in front of a truck that offered French fries named precisely “Messi.”
Not even the Union will mourn. Of course, she wanted to win, but his coffers were filled with money. In addition, the team captured more attention in one night than in any other game in its history.
The public erupted in jubilation when Messi was introduced and when he scored despite goalkeeper Andre Blake’s shot. Arms outstretched, Messi ran, before throwing a punch into the air in the middle of his celebratory leap.
The other incidents of the match paled in importance.
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