Read Miami's first championship in one article: Messi used magic, from deputy squad leader to 7 titles in 29 days

Just 29 days after Messi's debut, Internacional Miami won the first trophy in the team's history, which is the king effect of the best player in history.

Messi set off a chain reaction

Even the most optimistic Miami International fans probably wouldn't have imagined that their team would lift its first championship in history on August 19. The reason is simple, as the new army of the major leagues, Miami International is a full-fledged fishbelly force.

In this season's league, Internacional Miami finished bottom of the Eastern Division, scoring just 18 points in 22 league matches. The Miami International has gone 11 straight winless games, with the last win coming in a 2-1 victory over New England on May 14.

However, a series of decisions made Messi the "savior" of Miami International. First of all, Paris originally hoped to renew Messi's contract, but after Messi won the World Cup, Paris changed its decision, which made Messi choose to leave on a free agency.

Secondly, Messi's idea is to return to Barca. However, Barca's economy is in poor shape, and Laporta has not made any real moves, or even made an official offer to Messi. To avoid being cheated by Laporta like in 2021, Messi made the decision to join Internacional Miami before the holiday.

After Messi joined, Martino, Busquets, and Alba also followed, which made Miami Internacional the most expensive major league team in the United States. At present, Miami International is worth 83.8 million euros, nearly 30 million more than the second-ranked Atlanta.

Ball King Dimensionality Reduction Strike

The joining of Messi, Busquets and Alba has qualitatively improved the strength of Miami International. In the opening game of the Group Cup against the Blue Cross, substitute Messi scored the winner goal from a free-kick in the final moments.

If the free-kick is still accidental, then when Messi and Sergio Busquets start at the same time, the Miami International is no longer the team that is at the mercy of others. In the following five matches, Internacional Miami scored at least three goals and four in four games.

In three consecutive games against Atlanta, Orlando and Dallas, Messi completed a double cannon. However, in the game against Dallas, Miami Internacional faced a real challenge, until the 79th minute, Miami Internacional was still two goals behind, but Messi scored a free kick in the 85th minute to drag the game into a penalty shootout.

In the final against Nashville, Messi, who was firmly watched by his opponents, did not get a shot until the 23rd minute, but he faced the five-man defense with a long-range shot.

Despite being equalised, after the penalty shootout, Internacional Miami finally lifted the first trophy in the team's history!

A statistic is enough to show the strength of Messi, before Messi joined, Internacional Miami scored 22 goals in 22 league games, and after his arrival, Internacional Miami scored 22 goals in 7 games. In these seven games, Messi played 564 minutes, scoring 10 goals and providing three assists.

Activate the "Waste Wood" teammate

In addition to beautiful statistics, the addition of Messi and Sergio Busquets has also made his teammates more confident and more performing. Martino pointed out: "Messi has done a lot of work and everything he does inspires his team-mates and it has made a huge difference in the team. ”

Take Taylor as an example, in this season's league appearance, Taylor has only scored 2 goals and 3 assists in 19 appearances, and after Messi joined, Taylor scored 4 goals and 3 assists in 6 appearances in the Carabao Cup, and his performance can be described as reborn. After scoring three goals against Atalanta, Taylor said: "Messi is the best player in the world and I have never played so easily before. ”

Messi has yet to score a hat-trick since joining Internacional Miami, but this is partly because he has already ceded penalties to Martinez twice. Martino said: "Messi has made a good gesture and anyone who has played knows that scoring is the only criterion for a goalscorer. ”

Donovan, a former captain of the U.S. national team, noted, "What I didn't expect was that Messi came here and showed such dominance so quickly and made everyone around him better, which is the true mark of a great leader and a great captain." ”

Prior to Messi's arrival, Internacional Miami had won just 5 of their 22 league games, scoring 22 goals and achieving a goal difference of -14. After Messi's arrival, Internacional Miami remained unbeaten in seven matches, winning 5 wins and 1 draw, scoring 22 goals and achieving a goal difference of 15.

The first championship in the team's history and many statistics show that today's Miami International has become the strongest club team in the major leagues and even in North and the United States, and all because of the arrival of Messi.

Messi has three more goals

With a trophy and a golden boot in just 29 days, Messi proved the dimensionality blow of the best player in history. After exceeding the first goal, Messi has at least three goals left this season.

First, Internacional Miami has advanced to the semifinals of the Open Cup, which will face Cincinnati, currently at the top of the Eastern Division, on August 22. If he wins, Messi will win the second title of his Miami international career and the 45th title of his career.

Second, another challenge for Messi is whether he can qualify for the playoffs. Internacional Miami, who has played 22 games, is winless in 11 league games and is bottom of the Eastern Conference with 18 points.

After joining Internacional Miami, Messi said he had to make the playoffs. However, with only 12 games left in the regular season, Internacional Miami is 17 points less than the direct promotion zone and 12 points less than the play-off zone, and the difficulties Messi faces can be imagined.

Third, with at least 13 games left this season (12 regular season games, 1 Open Cup semi-final), Messi aims to surpass Campana, who is ranked second in the team's all-time top scorers list (16 goals), and if his current efficiency continues, Messi is even expected to surpass Higuain (29 goals) as the team's all-time top scorer.

Without Messi, it's hard to believe Internacional Miami would have won the title and advanced to the play-offs. However, after winning the first championship in the team's history, Internacional Miami has become one of the strongest North American teams.