Nashville SC fans chant: 'We want Messi!' They're getting him in Leagues Cup final

Nashville SC fans want him, and they're going to get him.

Nashville SC's 2-0 win over Monterrey on Tuesday at GEODIS Park, coupled with Inter Miami's 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Union, means that Nashville will play international superstar Lionel Messi and his new team in the Leagues Cup final at 8 p.m. Saturday in Nashville.

After Fafa Picault scored his insurance goal in stoppage time, the GEODIS Park crowd chanted "We want Messi!" It was a repeat of the gold-clad fans' shouts during the quarterfinal win Friday against Minnesota United.

Be careful what you wish for, Nashville SC fans.

Messi has nine goals in six Leagues Cup matches, his first competition with Inter Miami after joining the club July 15. Inter Miami, the team at the bottom of the MLS Eastern Conference standings, has taken off with Mess playing with Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets, his former teammates at Barcelona.

Regardless of what happens Saturday night, the greatest soccer player in the world will be playing a match in Nashville. Messi playing a domestic cup final in Nashville? Imagine telling someone that when Nashville SC played its first MLS match in February 2020, much less nine months ago, when Argentina won the World Cup behind his play.

Nashville SC has already secured a CONCACAF Champions League spot for 2024 by virtue of advancing to the final.

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