Lionel Messi scored a screamer and won his first trophy in North American soccer as Inter Miami beat Nashville on penalties after their final ended in minutes . Messi had put Miami ahead in the th minute with a wonder strike into the top corner . Fafa Picault levelled for Nashville in the second half but Messi hit the post and Leonardo Campana missed a last second chance to win the game in regulation for Miami .
The game went to a shootout which ended in a duel between the two keepers and Elliot Paniccos shot being saved by Miamis Drake Callender . Messi has now scored goals in seven games in the pink shirt of his new club . Miami take on Cincinnati in the semifinal of the US Open Cup on Wednesday in the final of the tournament .
David Beckham said he was stunned by the way the former Barcelona trio had been able to bring about change so quickly . Miami were rock bottom of Major League Soccer MLS when Messi joined the club a month ago but are now back in their third season of existence and are now looking to win their first trophy of their own .
The team is growing by leaps and bounds and is very happy said midfielder Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba said he is ‘infected with our spirit with our work our character and experience’ and is ‘making a solid team. The most important thing we had to do is to put together a team.
We have infected the team with our strength and experience. We are making a strong team’ and the future of the future’ The team, he said. We now have the most important. The game is a great team,” said Busquet said.
