Nashville Midfielder Dax McCarty Celebrates Receiving Messi's Jersey After Leagues Cup Defeat
- Dax McCarty received Lionel Messi's jersey as gift after the Leagues Cup final
- The Nashville star shared his excitement after getting the Inter Miami forward's jersey
- Messiinspired Inter Miami to their first-ever trophy
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Nashville SC midfielder, Dax McCarty has described the defeat to Inter Miami in the Leagues Cup final as 'not a total loss' after receiving Lionel Messi's jersey as a gift.
Following a hard-fought 1-1 draw in full-time, the game had to be decided from the spot with Messi leading Miami to victory.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup winner scored a screamer in the final and was too hot to handle for Nashville on Sunday.
McCarty, a veteran in the MLS, was disappointed his side could not stop the man he described as the greatest of all-time (GOAT), but was delighted to get his jersey at the end of the match.
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FootballEarlier, McCarty had lauded his teammates for a resilient display against Inter Miami to force the game into extra-time.
During the shootout, goalkeeperElliot Panicco saw his spot kick saved by his opposite number Drake Callender to hand Miami victory, as reported by USA Today.
Messi and his teammates will turn their attention to the Major League Soccer, which resumed after the Cup competition.
Messi scores stunner in finalEarlier, Sports Brief reported that Lionel Messi crowned an amazing Leagues Cuptournament with a sensational strike as Inter Miami defeated Nashville SC to win the competition.
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