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Argentine World Cup:<\/strong> Lionel Messi has lavished praise on his Inter Miami colleagues and head coach Gerardo Martino as the team prepares for Saturday's Leagues Cup final against Nashville SC.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Messi has scored nine goals from six outings in the Leagues Cup -- an annual competition featuring teams from the United States, Canada and Mexico -- since joining the Florida outfit on a free transfer last month.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"We always saw ourselves as being capable of competing and getting this title," the 36-year-old told a news conference at Inter Miami's Fort Lauderdale headquarters on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Despite sitting last in Major League Soccer's eastern conference, Inter Miami have won all of their six matches since Messi arrived along with Martino in mid-July, reports Xinhua.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The Argentine World Cup winner also cited the support of Inter Miami's fans as a major reason for the side's radical improvement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"The team has grown a lot since his [Martino's] arrival," Messi said. "I arrived at the club with great enthusiasm and with the desire to continue to get results as I have throughout my career."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Although it's a great surprise to be playing in a final, we've been preparing ourselves for this. The team has grown a lot."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Messi compared his Inter Miami move favourably to the one which saw him arrive at Paris Saint-Germain in 2021 after 17 years at Barcelona.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"It was much easier than we [my family] thought. We had had the experience of changing cities from Barcelona to Paris and it had been complicated. This was totally different," he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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"Today I can say that I am very happy with the decision we made, not only from a football perspective but from the point of view of my family; the way we live day to day, the city and the way the people have treated us. It [the support] not only in Miami but in the United States, in general, has been extraordinary," he added.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2023\/08\/football-lionel-messi-feeling-inter-miami-love-ahead-of-leagues-cup-final-1692338668.jpeg", "alt_img": "Football: Lionel Messi feeling Inter Miami love ahead of Leagues Cup final", "alt_title": "Football: Lionel Messi feeling Inter Miami love ahead of Leagues Cup final", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "Football: Lionel Messi Feeling Inter Miami Love Ahead Of Leagues Cup Final On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "The Argentine World Cup: Lionel Messi has lavished praise on his Inter Miami colleagues and head coach Gerardo Martino as, Football: Lionel Messi Feeling Inter Miami Love Ahead Of Leagues Cup Final.", "seo_keywords": "Lionel Messi, Inter Miami, Gerardo Martino, Leagues Cup, Nashville SC, United States, Fort Lauderdale, Major League Soccer, The Argentine World Cup, Paris Saint", "tag": null, "tagging": "Lionel Messi, Inter Miami, Gerardo Martino, Leagues Cup, Nashville SC, United States, Fort Lauderdale, Major League Soccer, The Argentine World Cup, Paris Saint", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "football-lionel-messi-feeling-inter-miami-love-ahead-of-leagues-cup-final", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "1", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "823", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2023-08-18 11:34:28", "updated": "2023-08-18 11:34:28", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Lionel Messi, Inter Miami, Gerardo Martino, Leagues Cup, Nashville SC, United States, Fort Lauderdale, Major League Soccer, The Argentine World Cup, Paris Saint", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "12", "jio_date": "2023-08-18 11:34:28", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "0", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "sports_name": "football", "cnmid": "778589", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/sports-news\/football-lionel-messi-feeling-inter-miami-love-ahead-of-leagues-cup-final-7817" }