{"id":429843,"date":"2025-12-07T00:05:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T00:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/429843\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T00:05:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T00:05:10","slug":"champions-inter-miami-lionel-messi-win-mls-cup-over-vancouver-whitecaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/429843\/","title":{"rendered":"CHAMPIONS! Inter Miami & Lionel Messi win MLS Cup over Vancouver Whitecaps"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lionel Messi<\/a> assisted second-half goals from Rodrigo De Paul<\/a> and Tadeo Allende<\/a>, delivering Miami their first Philip F. Anschutz Trophy in the club’s sixth season.<\/p>\n

Messi first created a 71st-minute game-winner from Rodrigo De Paul<\/a>, capitalizing on a midfield turnover with a fast-break chance from the Argentine internationals and 2022 FIFA World Cup<\/a> champions.<\/p>\n

The iconic No. 10 then slipped Allende through in the 96th minute, and his compatriot sealed the result with a low finish that marked his record ninth Audi MLS Cup Playoffs goal.<\/p>\n

De Paul and Allende\u2019s heroics followed a 60th-minute equalizer from Vancouver, with Canadian international Ali Ahmed<\/a> putting just enough power on his shot to beat goalkeeper Rocco R\u00edos Novo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Before the second-half fireworks, Miami opened the scoring in the eighth minute through an \u00c9dier Ocampo<\/a> own goal. The Vancouver defender deflected in Allende\u2019s cross after Messi and De Paul combined on the near touchline.<\/p>\n

\n Goals<\/p>\n