On Wednesday night, the Leagues Cup’s next round will include a match between Florida rivals Orlando City and Inter Miami, including Lionel Messi.

On August 2, the match will take place at DRV PNK Stadium in Miami.

It follows Orlando’s 3-2 Leagues Cup victory over Santos Laguna on Saturday night, when Wilder Cartagena scored the game-winning goal in the final seconds.
Messi gave an excellent account of himself in both of Inter Miami’s Leagues Cup games, which the team won. Messi proved why there is so much anticipation for his arrival.

Messi made his first Miami appearance in the first game, against Cruz Azul, and scored the game-winning free kick in the 90th minute.

Then, he scored twice in the opening 22 minutes of Miami’s 4-0 victory over Atlanta on Tuesday.

For Miami, which had a dreadful Major League Soccer season up until Messi arrived, the cup tournament has brought some much-needed good news.

The squad is 12 points out of the playoffs and last in the Eastern Conference. In MLS, it has gone 11 games without a win.

On May 20, Miami played Orlando and lost 3-1. With 37 points from 23 games, Orlando is ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference.

The former Barcelona defender shared a photo on Saturday from his private aircraft as it was taking off for the United States, suggesting that Jordi Alba would meet his new supporters on Wednesday.

In the remaining five Leagues Cup matches of the day, the Mexican teams prevailed 3-2. Cruz Azul defeated Atlanta United 6-5 on penalties in the closest game. Orlando City defeated Santos Laguna 3-2 further south.

As PUMAS defeated DC United 3-0, FC Juarez stunned Austin FC 3-1. Last but not least, Charlotte FC destroyed Necaxa 4-1.