{"id":217,"date":"2025-08-28T14:25:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T14:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/givemesoccer.com\/?p=217"},"modified":"2025-08-28T15:13:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T15:13:08","slug":"lionel-messi-set-for-third-final-with-inter-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/givemesoccer.com\/?p=217","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi Set for Third Final with Inter Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/givemesoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250828_140743_775-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/givemesoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250828_140743_775-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/givemesoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250828_140743_775-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/givemesoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250828_140743_775-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/givemesoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250828_140743_775-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/givemesoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250828_140743_775.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lionel Messi is preparing to feature in his third final in just three years with Inter Miami as the club continues its remarkable rise since his arrival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Messi\u2019s Impact in Numbers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since joining the MLS side, the Argentine superstar has delivered world-class performances, producing staggering statistics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>70 appearances<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <strong>61 goals<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <strong>30 assists<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6 free-kick goals<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>91 goal contributions (G\/A)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udfc6 <strong>2 trophies won<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chasing More Glory<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Messi\u2019s influence has transformed Inter Miami into genuine contenders, and Sunday\u2019s clash offers him another chance to extend his legacy in North America with yet another piece of silverware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The eyes of the football world will once again be on Miami as Messi leads the charge for another historic triumph.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi is preparing to feature in his third final in just three years with Inter Miami as<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[87,139],"tags":[91,136,137,138],"class_list":["post-217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lionel-messi","category-major-league-soccer-mls","tag-intermiami","tag-lionelmessi-intermiami-mls-footballnews","tag-messistats","tag-soccerfinals"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - 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