Lionel Messi has been at Inter Miami since 2023
Lionel Messi has been the standout MLS player so far, but the season will be regarded as a failure unless he brings home play-off success to Miami.
The Argentine forward has just claimed the MLS Golden Boot with 29 goals and is highly tipped to receive the league's Most Valuable Player award again.
Should that happen, Messi will become the first player in the 30-season history of the MLS to win it back to back.
But, having failed to defend the MLS equivalent of the league title, the 38-year-old and Inter Miami know everything hinges on lifting the MLS Cup for the first time in their history.
