Inter Miami celebrates the pass to the final of the Leagues Cup.
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The cards are cast and the finalists are already known Leagues Cup, Inter Miami directed by Gerardo Martino and with the presence of star Lionel Messi will face Nashville SC directed by Englishman Gary Smith.
Both young teams will face each other in what promises to be a great show at Geodis Park. Nashville was founded in 2017 and made its MLS debut in 2020, while Inter Miami was founded in 2018 and also made its MLS debut in 2020.
The route of Messi and Inter Miami to the final of the Leagues Cup
Inter Miami advanced to the first round after beat Cruz Azul 2-1 and Atlanta United with a 4-0 scoreline. Subsequently they left Orlando City with a score of 3-1 in the round of 16.
in quarterfinals they had to suffer against Dallas FC in a game in which they came from behind to seal a four-goal draw and end up qualifying via penalties.
In the quarterfinals they ended up dispatching to Charlotte FC with a score of 4-0 and in the semifinals they defeated without ruffling the Philadelphia Union 4-1.
The Messi effect has been extremely important and is demonstrated by his nine goals in six games playedto this is added Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets, Robert Taylor, Josef Martínez and the good performance achieved by Gerardo Martino.
Nashville SC’s path to the Leagues Cup final
Nashville had to sweat it out to reach the Leagues Cup final, but they finally made it after defeat the Colorado Rapids 2-1 with fairness and lose 3-4 with Toluca in first round.
In the round of 16 They had nerves of steel to prevail through penalties against AmericaIn rooms thrashed Minnesota 5-0 and in the semifinals they sent off Monterrey 2-0 to guarantee an MLS final.
There are no star figures on the squad, but the German of Sudanese descent, Hany Mukhtar, stands outwho has delighted the fans with his football and is undoubtedly the player to watch in the final.
Nashville defeated Inter Miami in the MLS and the pink eleven took revenge in the US Cup, both teams They add a record of eight games with four wins for Nashville, two for Miami and two draws.
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