![]() As soon as the game started, the chants erupted, "Messi, Messi, Messi." and Leo just sat on the bench, smiling at his wife Antonela Roccuzzo and their three children. But in the end, especially in the first half, nothing else mattered aside from Messi. The stadium's DJ - knowing the audience - played Bad Bunny, Regaton and Latin trap music throughout as Spanish and English blended throughout the evening. Oh, did I mention there were massive helicopters circling the arena too? Latina artist Becky G sang the national anthem as fireworks lit up the sky before kickoff. Names like LeBron James and Serena Williams, Kim Kardashian and Marc Anthony - they all sat in the VIP suites, which in true Miami spirit, are literally meters away from the players. Celebrities and superstars were also present, hoping to be inspired. The only name that could cause such excitement. The only name that was on the back of their shirts. Under a clear, densely humid sky, a capacity crowd of 20,000 clad in pink and black danced, banged drums and chanted the only name they had eagerly been waiting for. Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) The Argentine manager reacted the same way the rest of us did when Messi struck an incredulous stoppage time free-kick winner to seal a 2-1 win over Liga MX side Cruz Azul on Friday in group stage action of the Leagues Cup, which sent the crowd at DRV PNK Stadium into a electric sense of joy.īut if we treat this moment like a movie, as Martino rightly points out, then this story first needs a setting and an atmosphere that led to this almost inconceivable finale. "It was like a movie that will play on repeat forever," said Inter Miami CF coach Gerardo "Tata" Martino after watching Lionel Messi's latest amazing feat. All you can do is marvel at the magic, thank the football gods that you were there to witness it and, most importantly, offer gratitude to the magician who made it happen. There is no point in analyzing or trying to bring logic to it. Sometimes in this game of ours, an ending is so perfectly written it defies belief. Lionel Messi's magical debut for Inter Miami like a movieįORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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