It can be said that Messi is very popular with Inter Miami members. |
After two not entirely happy years at PSG, Messi seems to be completely enjoying the joy of playing football in the country of flags.
Unbelievably high price to watch Lionel Messi play his Inter Miami debut |
In his debut match on July 22, he entered the field in the 54th minute and created a stir at DRV PNK with a super free kick in the 90+4 minute, bringing a 2-1 victory for Inter Miami against Azul Cruz.
The classy goal made “owner” David Beckham cry with joy, ending Inter Miami’s 11-match winless streak.
In the next match, Messi and his close friend Sergio Busquets took the field from the start when Inter Miami played Atlanta.
As a result, M10 quickly scored two goals in the first half and then added an assist for his teammates to score, marking the first time in history that this team led their opponent by 3 goals in the first half. ended with a crisp 4-0 victory.
Not only did Messi cause a fever on the field, creating an unprecedented “problem” (with joy) with the sponsor (Adidas), producing number 10 shirts that did not meet demand (increased 25 times), he also caused Teammates respect him for his surprising behavior.
According to defender DeAndre Yedlin, while not yet at the club, in the WhatsApp group of Inter Miami players, Lonardo Campana lamented not knowing how to get tickets for his family members to attend Messi’s debut ceremony.
The owner himself spoke up right in the group, surprising everyone. Messi asked Campana “how many tickets do you need” and then he gave it to his new teammate.
Yedlin, in an interview after the match Inter Miami 4-0 Atlanta, also revealed more when asked about the impressive pink-black headphones (the club’s symbol color) that he was wearing:
“You have to ask Messi. He gave it to the whole team. I don’t know if Messi bought them or not, but he gave headphones to all members of the team as gifts during the debut match.”
In 2022, after leading Argentina to win the 2022 World Cup, Messi also gave unique gifts to his teammates and coaching staff with a total of 35 24-carat gold iPhones, engraved with the names and shirt numbers of each player. as well as the coat of arms of Argentina.