The MLS and MXL League Cup final was held on August 31 according to North American time. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
This final match took place at Lumen Field stadium in Seattle between the teams “Seattle Sounders” and “Inter Miami.” “Seattle Sounders” participated as the away team because they had a worse result than the other finalist in the group stage.
An interesting aspect is that this game was between participants of the Club World Cup. “Inter Miami” reached the round of 16 in that competition, while “Seattle Sounders” did not earn any points in the group stage.
The final score of the game was a 3:0 victory for “Seattle Sounders.” The goals were scored by de Rosario (26th minute), Alex Roldan (82nd minute), and Rotrok (89th minute).
In 2023, after Messi joined “Inter Miami,” the team achieved success in the League Cup and won the championship, although they were in a difficult situation in the MLS. In 2024, “Inter Miami” showed good results in the MLS and won the season, but they were eliminated in the round of 16 in the League Cup.
In 2025, “Inter Miami” defeated “Atlas,” “Necaxa” (after penalties), and “Pumas-UNAM” in the group stage of the League Cup. They beat “Tigres” in the quarterfinals and “Orlando City” in the semifinals.
“Seattle Sounders” defeated “Cruz Azul,” “Santos Laguna,” and “Tijuana” in the group stage, won against “Puebla” after penalties in the quarterfinals, and defeated “Los Angeles Galaxy” in the semifinals. In the semifinals, Messi scored two goals, demonstrating his high level.
In the final match, he and other stars of “Inter Miami,” including Suarez, de Paul, Busquets, and Alba, started in the main lineup. However, in the first half, the hosts performed the main tasks well.
Suarez attempted to pass the ball to Messi once but was unsuccessful. Messi took shots from a distance, but the ball was often blocked or flew over.
At the beginning of the game, the hosts were active in attack. Pedro de la Vega made a strong attack against Frey on the left wing and passed the ball forward, but Falcon returned this pass.
In the middle of the first half, the goal came to the “Inter Miami” goal from the other wing. Alex Roldan’s pass left de Rosario unmarked, and he headed the ball into the goal.
Around the 40th minute, Ferreira struck the left post from the penalty area, and unfortunately for “Inter Miami,” a fortunate situation arose. At the beginning of the second half, “Seattle Sounders” had three fortunate chances.
Suarez could not direct a shot from the right wing, then Luis passed the ball to Messi and Allende with two delicate passes, but they missed the opportunities. The situations in the game changed rapidly.
Ustari did not return the ball well, Ferreira’s shot was weak, then Falcon made a mistake and the ball fell to Rotrok. Rotrok’s shot was not directed towards the goal.
Ustari then saved Rotrok’s shot. Messi took a shot from outside the penalty area, but the ball was blocked.
The guests did not get a penalty, but the hosts were awarded one. The “Seattle Sounders” defender’s hand touched the ball, but only a corner kick was given.
“Inter Miami” committed a foul on Bright Minungu in the penalty area. The awarded penalty was accurately executed by Roldan into the right corner.
In the 89th minute, the score increased to 3:0, with Rotrok scoring with a low shot from the right wing into the far corner. “Inter Miami” took only second place in the League Cup.
“Seattle Sounders” two years ago won the gold...
