You’ve got to give credit to this man. Being arguably one of the best football players in history and one of the wealthiest athletes in the world obviously doesn’t affect Lionel Messi, nor does it change his love for the game.That 37-year-old veteran smashed all the rumours circulating in the last couple of days and led his Inter Miami on a frozen Wednesday night to a clinical 1-0 away win against Sporting Kanzas City in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup opening round. El frío que tiene Lionel. 😅🥶pic.twitter.com/ViGsyTVgax— Sudanalytics (@sudanalytics_) February 20, 2025 The fact that he (and, of course, Sergio Busquets too and all the other guys) played on a freezing pitch with temperatures that feel like an estimate of around minus 10 tells you how challenging that was, to say the least. Still, Messi managed to score the only goal, which puts Inter Miami in quite a comfortable situation ahead of the return leg on their (much warmer) ground.Last night’s game was previously postponed from Tuesday to Wednesday to avoid several inches of snow. That didn’t affect the tiny Argentine magician, who danced his thing for 90 minutes, thus giving the Herons an advantage heading into next Tuesday’s second leg.This angle of Lionel Messi’s goal on his weaker foot. 🇦🇷😍 pic.twitter.com/Af4nlDWtKV— Stop That Messi (@stopthatmessiii) February 20, 2025 If Miami win on aggregate, they will face Jamaican league champions Cavalier FC in the next round.##NAJAVA_MECA_8720253##
