Messi fails to win the American League

Argentine star Lionel Messi failed to lead his team, Inter Miami, to win the American League title during the current 2024-2025 season, after losing on Sunday to Atlanta United with a score of 3-2, in the third match of the knockout stages. Messi and Inter Miami, the title favorite and the winner of the Supporters' Shield, which set a record for the number of points in the regular season in 2024, were eliminated from the competition for the American Football League Cup, at the hands of Atlanta United. Miami took an early lead before falling behind with a goal later in the first half. Lionel Messi equalized for the home team midway through the second half, but Atlanta midfielder Bartosz Clesch scored the winning goal in the end with a quarter of an hour left in regular time, as Lionel Messi's goal did not help give the team the advantage, and the match ended with Atlanta winning. The match witnessed the brilliance of Atlanta goalkeeper Guzan, continuing his performance throughout the season, as the 40-year-old goalkeeper, former English Premier League player and US national team player and the second oldest active player in Major League Soccer, is a wall in his team's goal.