ESPN.comAug 18, 2023, 08:34 ETReading: 3 min.
Lionel Messi: “The team made a very big growth”
The Inter Miami captain analyzed the current situation of his team and the leap he made with the arrival of Tata Martino.
He inter miami lives a true revolution since the arrival of the Argentine star Lionel Messi. The Florida State team that did not have a great present in the MLS will face Nashville on Saturday in the Leagues Cup final, where it could win the first title in its young history.
But, apart from the glory, how much will it bring financially to the Miami franchise to win the Leagues Cup?
In the event of consecrating champions, Inter Miami will receive two million dollars while, if they lose to Nashville, they will take 1 million of the American currency. For its part, the third place will get 500,000 and the fourth, 250,000. These last two will be defined between the Philadelphia Union and the Monterrey of Joao Rojas, Maxi Meza, Esteban Andrada and Rogelio Funes Mori.
The prize pool of the tournament in which the 47 MLS and Liga MX teams participated amounted to nearly 40 million US dollars for the current edition.
In addition, the competition will award $100,000 to all those teams that finished as leaders in their area in the group stage and $50,000 for each knockout stage they have passed. In other words, in the best of cases, the Garzas will receive $2,300,000 if they lift the trophy.
On the other hand, the Leagues Cup serves as a qualifying step for the Concacaf Champions Cup, which recently announced that it will increase its prize money by five times and in which the winner will receive $5 million in financial distribution. By reaching the final both Inter Miami and Nashville are qualified for the international competition, but next Saturday’s champion will start his way directly in the round of 16. On Wednesday, August 23, Inter will face Cincinnati from 8:00 p.m. at the TQL Stadium in Ohio
Lastly, Lionel Messi will make his Major League Soccer debut on August 26, when Inter Miami visits the New York Red Bulls. The Inter Miami captain and world champion spoke exclusively to SportsCenter, where he admitted that his choice to switch to the MLS team had to do with having a hard time in the two years he played for Paris Saint Germain.
