Messi has the opportunity to lift the US National Cup at home

The match will take place at the DRV PNK stadium with a capacity of 21,000 spectators.

Inter Miami reached the final after a comeback against FC Cincinnati, the team that has the home field advantage and is leading the eastern MLS league. FC Cincinnati led two goals after 53 minutes, but Lionel Messi assisted Leonardo Campana to shorten the score to 1-2 minutes 68 and equalize 2-2 minutes 90+7. After each team added one more goal and drew 3-3 in extra time, Inter Miami won 5-4 on penalties.

In the other semi-finals, Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake also had to play 120 minutes. After drawing 1-1 in the two main periods, Adalberto Carrasquilla and Luis Caicedo scored to give Houston Dynamo a 3-1 victory.

Houston Dynamo was founded in 2005, 13 years earlier than Inter Miami. The Texas state team won two MLS Cups, 2006, 2007 and a US Open (National Cup) in 2018. This season, the Houston Dynamo is ranked sixth in the western MLS standings, while Inter Miami is at the bottom of the table. East.

However, Inter Miami is sublimating with a miracle named Messi. Since the 36-year-old Argentine striker, the DRV PNK home team not only ended the 11-match draw and loss, but also won eight consecutive matches. During that journey, Messi scored 10 goals and assisted three times, helping the new team win the first title in history. In the final of the Leagues Cup on August 20, Inter Miami played on the field of Nashville SC. After drawing 1-1 in 90 minutes, Messi and his teammates won 10-9 in the penalty shootout.

The US Open was first held in 1914, and is the oldest tournament in American football. This year's tournament brings together 100 teams of different classes and has a competition system similar to England's FA Cup. Bethlehem Steel and Maccabee Los Angeles lead the way with the same five-time championship. The Houston Dynamo is a one-time champion.

On August 27, Inter Miami will return to the Eastern MLS tournament with a away game at the New York Red Bulls field. Messi and his teammates are at the bottom, 14 points behind the play-off group, but 12 games left. They still hope to win the treble in the 2023 season including: Leagues Cup, US Open and MLS Cup.