The America’s Cup final was the 42nd in Lionel Messi’s career and the first in which he could not play due to injury.
It turned out that he will have to wait for the 30th trophy in cup competitions, because without him the Inter team failed to bring the trophy into the club’s premises.
In the middle of Miami, the guests from Texas rejoiced, the Houston Dynamo team celebrated with 1:2.
Besides Messi, Jordi Alba did not play for Gerard Martin’s team either.
The guests already led 0:2 at halftime. The first goal was scored by Griffin Dorsi in the 24th minute, and just nine minutes later Amin Basi scored from the penalty spot.
In the second half, Martino decided to introduce the best scorer in MLS history, Josef Martinez, but the Venezuelan did not have enough time to bring Inter back into the game. He only managed to alleviate the defeat in deep stoppage time and set the final 1:2.
