Lionel Messi on Saturday said he has “no doubt” about Inter Miami’s success next season as he presented his 8th Ballon d’Or to his newest fanbase. However, Messi’s confidence about Inter Miami might make the Herons’ fans experience a ‘Deja vu’ moment. When Messi was the captain at Barcelona in 2018, he had promised to bring the Champions League back to Camp Nou in a captain’s speech. But Messi couldn’t deliver on the promise as Barcelona is yet to win a Champions League since 2014-15. It remains to be seen if his promise holds any worth this time around.
Major League Soccer (MLS) side Inter Miami organised a friendly with New York City FC to celebrate Messi’s eighth Ballon d’Or. However, the Herons suffered a 2-1 defeat in the match to mar the celebration.
Although, the ‘Noche d’Or’ or “Golden Night” friendly did not put a dent to Messi’s hopes of performing well next year. Messi thanked his fans, club and teammates for turning out for the occasion. Messi presented his Golden Ball trophy to the Miami faithful before the match. However, the Inter Miami fans were left disappointed by the teams display in the match.
“First of all I want to say thank you for coming, for this beautiful ceremony. For me, it’s something amazing to share this moment with you. I’ve been here for a short period, but it feels like a long time,” he said at the pre-game ceremony.
“Like I said at the beginning, I never doubted that we were going to enjoy our time here, and now I have no doubts that next year is going to be even better. We are going to keep enjoying, keep winning titles, and I hope you can support us like you have since I arrived. It has been amazing and next year we have important tournaments to face together. Thank you everyone and good night,” he added.
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Messi has had a stellar start to his MLS career since joining Inter Miami from Paris Saint Germain. The Argentine World Cup winner scored 10 goals for the Herons. He also helped them lift the Leagues Cup, scoring some important goals in the tournament. Inter Miami were winless for 20 matches before Messi’s arrival in the league. Messi helped the MLS club reach within touching distance of a play-off place. However, an injury to Messi hampered Miami’s prospect as they missed the play off place by a whisker.
After failing to deliver on the promise in Barcelona, will Messi be able to keep his word to the Inter Miami faithful? The fans certainly will be hoping the Argentine stays true to his word.
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