One Nashville player left Saturday’s Leagues Cup Final loss to Inter Miami as a winner, with veteran midfielder Dax McCarty getting Lionel Messi’s jersey after the game
Nashville SC midfielder Dax McCarty has ruled Saturday’s Leagues Cup Final defeat not “a total loss” after he left the stadium with Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami jersey.
Messi and Co had to beat Nashville on penalties to win Inter Miami’s first-ever trophy. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner and World Cup-winning Argentine opened the scoring in the 23rd minute, finding the top left corner to leave Geodis Park stunned.
It was Messi’s 10th goal in just seven games for his new team, with the football legend back enjoying his football again after two seasons of torture at Paris Saint-Germain. Fafà Picault equalised by Nashville but it was a 10-9 penalty shootout win that determined Inter Miami winners of the Leagues Cup.
And after every game Messi plays in, a fight for his jersey after the final whistle begins. It was Nashville’s veteran midfielder McCarty, 36, who went home with the Messi No. 10 Inter Miami shirt.