BarcelonaLeo Messi never gets tired of making history. At the age of 38 and with more than 40 titles to his name, the Argentine has reached a new milestone in his career: winning the first MLS Cup in the history of Inter Miami. A special duel because it was the last game of Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets in professional football. After sharing many years in the Barça dressing room – where they were part of one of the best teams in the history of football – all three took one last dance in the United States. They did it, moreover, accompanied by Luis Suárez and directed by Javier Mascherano. Today, two of them put an end to a stage. It is over, then, to see the connection between Messi and Alba or the control of the game that Sergio Busquets ensured as the team’s beacon. Of course, they did it the only way they know how: lifting a title after defeating the Vancouver Whitecaps by 3-1 with two assists from the Rosario star.
Three titles in five years
Inter Miami – of which David Beckham is one of the owners – was introduced to the world seven years ago now, in January 2018. Despite this, it did not make its debut in an official match until March 2020. In these five years, the American franchise has won a Leagues Cup and the title of the best team of the MLS regular season and now the MLS Cup. But if Inter de Miami has stood out for something, it is because of the accumulation of talent in its ranks, most of them with a Blaugrana past. Tata Martino was the first to reach the bench – although he ended up being replaced by Javier Mascherano. As players, Leo Messi, Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets and Luis Suárez have made the fans remember – for moments – those years of glory that Hansi Flick now wants to return to Barça. Of course, some memories based on the summaries and clips that have gone viral on social networks, few have gotten to see an entire Inter Miami match.
