
FORT LAUDERDALE – Inter Miami and Lionel Messi defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps and Thomas Müller 3–1 on Saturday afternoon to win the club’s first MLS Cup at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale.
Powered by an early own goal, a strike from Rodrigo De Paul and a late finish from Tadeo Allende, as well as three saves from goalkeeper Rocco Ríos Novo, the 2020 expansion side pushed past the Whitecaps, giving Messi just his second win in nine competitive matches against Müller throughout his career.