Things are looking altogether rosier for Inter Miami, with the club on track to move to a new stadium in the city proper next year.
Today the club finally claimed the prize that had eluded it since it joined the MLS in 2020 — and which it aimed to achieve by investing in one of the sport’s greatest ever players.
Lionel Messi has now extended his record as the most decorated player in soccer history, with today’s win marking his 48th team trophy. The MLS Cup might not quite hit the heights of the World Cup, the Copa América or the UEFA Champions League, but Messi must now feel vindicated in moving to the U.S. for the tail-end of his career.
“The MLS Cup was the ultimate prize … this is the moment that I’ve been waiting for and we as a team have been waiting for,” he told an MLS reporter in translation after the game.
Müller will have to wait a little longer for another chance to add to his list of titles. There were no fireworks between the two legends tonight, but you can be sure their rivalry has cranked up a notch and will add a little spice to their meetings in the MLS next season.