Inter Miami beat Nashville SC in an exhilarating Leagues Cup closing on Saturday after a 1-1 tie was settled by a marathon 10-9 penalty shootout, as Lionel Messi prolonged his successful streak since becoming a member of the MLS aspect to seven video games.
Messi opened the scoring within the 23th minute, notching his tenth purpose of the inaugural match with a blistering shot from distance previous a number of defenders and into the highest left nook of the online, in accordance with Reuters.
Nashville’s Fafa Picault leveled for the house crew within the 57th minute and each groups got here agonizingly near taking the lead within the rollercoaster second half.
Within the shootout, Nashville goalkeeper Elliot Panicco missed the ultimate kick of the evening to ship Inter Miami, who joined the league in 2020, their first trophy.
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