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Inter Miami Leagues Cup final tracker: Follow Lionel Messi chase his first U.S. title vs. Nashville

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Jack Baer

CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA - AUGUST 15: Lionel Messi #10 of Inter Miami CF reacts against the Philadelphia Union during the Leagues Cup 2023 semifinals match at Subaru Park on August 15, 2023 in Chester, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

Lionel Messi has been everything Inter Miami could have hoped for in the Leagues Cup. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

There is making an instant impact, and then there’s what Lionel Messi has done in his first month in MLS with Inter Miami, who face Nashville SC in the Leagues Cup final Saturday.

In six games since joining Miami, Messi has led the team to six straight wins in the Leagues Cup with an aggregate score of 21-7. Messi has scored nine of those goals and assisted on four others, finding the back of the net in every game so far.

The most recent win: a 4-1 domination of the Philadelphia Union, last year’s MLS Cup runner-up.

The run is an incredible reversal for Inter Miami, which entered the tournament (and still remains) in last place in MLS with a record of 5-3-14. The turnaround isn’t solely attributable to Messi, or rather only Messi as a player. Miami has also hired Messi’s former manager at FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team Gerardo Martino and signed two of his longest-tenured Barcelona teammates in Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba.

That group now leads Miami into the Leagues Cup final, where they can win the 5-year-old franchise’s first title, 34 days after Messi was introduced at DRV PNK Stadium. They will face Nashville, which sits in fourth place in the MLS Eastern Conference with a record of 11-5-8.

To reach the final, Nashville defeated Monterrey 2-0 in the semifinals and Minnesota 5-0 in quarterfinals.

Game time is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET at Nasville’s Geodis Park and can be streamed with MLS Season Pass on Apple TV. BetMGM has Inter Miami as a -160 favorite to hoist the trophy. You can follow along live here:

How to watch Inter Miami vs. Nashville:

  • Stream every MLS and Leagues Cup match

    MLS Season Pass on Apple TV+

    $13 at Apple TV

  • Watch the Leagues Cup Final in Spanish

    Fubo Pro

    $75 at Fubo

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