River Wins Messi Cup: Defeats Atlético Madrid

River Plate was imposed in the end of the Messi Cup ante Atlético de Madrid 2-0, with a fantastic double from Bruno Cabral, at the Chase Stadium in Miami and became champions.

The Argentine team came out better and took the initiative from the start, although as the minutes passed the Spanish team managed to settle into the field and created clear situations to open the scoring.

After 5 minutes came the first big chance of the game: after a cross from the right, Joaquín Amor tried a spectacular overhead kick that just missed the left post. Around 10′, the Iberian team responded with a shot from Aitor Pérez that went wide of the far post.

Moments later, the Spanish team worried again. Álvaro Obarrio overflowed the wing and launched the cross, but did not find any teammate to push it, while then Fuster was left hand in hand and found himself with a key intervention from Estefano Sarro, who prevented his bow from falling.

Finally, to the 28 minutes, Bruno Cabral capitalized on a great collective play and He scored a great goal to make it 1-0. Almost without letting the rival react, the Millionaire’s nine He reappeared in the area and, with a finish from the corner, extended the advantage and sealed the partial 2-0.

The complement started with bad news for River: Valentín Sayago received the second yellow card from Jorge Escobar and Millonario was left with ten players. From there, Atlético advanced its lines and began to arrive more frequently, although it lacked effectiveness in the final meters.

As the minutes pass, Martín Pellegrino moved the bank and arranged the income of Ramiro Franco and Gianfranco Ledestrechanges that gave fresh air and balance to the Argentine team. El Colchonero went decisively in search of the discount and had a clear chance at the end, but was unable to break the solid millionaire defense.

This way, River knew how to resist outnumbered and became champion of the Messi Cup.

River’s path to win the Messi Cup 2025

The Millonario boys had a competitive and promising start: in their debut, on December 9, they tied 1-1 against Barcelonashowing character and good play. In his second presentation, they fell to Manchester City and finally, in their last match, They beat Inter Milan 5-1in River’s best production in the tournament.

Already in the semis, they clearly surpassed Chelsea 3-1 With goals from Valentín Sayago, Ramiro Álvarez and Bruno Cabral, the Argentine team clearly won over the British, who had achieved a partial tie thanks to Watson. in the final Cabral was decisive with a double to make it 2-0 and the title in Miami.

Who played in the Messi Cup?

In addition to River and Atlético Madrid, eight clubs in total participated in the competition: Inter Miami, Barcelona, Manchester City, Inter Milan, Chelsea and Newell’s, playing 18 games in six days in different emblematic venues in Miami, including Chase Stadium.