The growth of Inter Miami since the arrival of Lionel Messi in the middle of last season it has been exponential and this Tuesday, for the first time in its short history, The MLS team appeared in the Top 10 of the best teams in Concacaf.
The great start to the campaign they are having in 2024 has allowed the team chaired by David Beckham to climb a few positions in the list in which they are now in position number eight, ahead of the Diablos Rojos del Toluca of Mexico and the Philadelphia Union of the MLS.
With the help of Lionel Messi, who currently has a small injury to the hamstrings in his right leg that left him out of the squad with Argentina for the double date of friendlies, Inter Miami is placed in first place in the championship standings. US.
The team led by the Argentine, Gerardo “Tata” Martino, has a record of three wins, one draw and one loss in its first five games of the season in the MLS. They have 10 points, tied with the Columbus Crew who have one less game played.
Additionally, Inter Miami has just achieved an important victory in the Concacaf Champions Cup by beating Nashville SC (3-1) in a match in which Lionel Messi scored one of the goals and ended up hurting his right leg. Las Garzas advanced to the quarterfinals where they will face Rayados de Monterrey next month.
It must be remembered that last season, taking advantage of the boost that Messi’s arrival meant, the team won its first trophy by winning the Leagues Cup. In addition, they played the final of the US Open Cup, in which the Argentine star was not present. injury, which they lost to the Houston Dynamo.
Mexican domain in the list
The Top 10 of the best Concacaf teams continues to be dominated by the Liga MX clubs, with the Rayados de Monterrey being the owners of the first place in this ranking in which up to seven teams that make a life in Mexican soccer appear.
According to the list that was presented this Tuesday and whose scores closed on Monday, the first three places remained intact, all with Mexican teams. In addition to the leaders, Monterrey (current leader of the 2024 Clausura Tournament), the Águilas del América and the Tigres de la UANL also appear, second and third, respectively.
They are followed by Pachuca and Club León, Columbus Crew and Chivas de Guadalajara to complete the Top 10 from which Los Ángeles FC and Orlando City, both teams in the US championship, came out.
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