Lionel Messi was the star of the Inter Miami game against Cavalier FC played at Jamaica’s National Stadium as part of the Concacaf Champions Cup.
The Argentina legend helped his team cruised past the Jamaican squad with a 2-0 victory, sealing a dominant 4-0 aggregate.
Star of the night! Jamaican soccer fans wanted to keep a piece of Lionel Messi and revere his jersey
Despite the home team being eliminated, the atmosphere in the venue was electric as fans witnessed Messi play in front of a sold-out crowd. As expected, Lionel’s aura started a party on and off the field and the home fans were not even mad for his team being eliminated.
Messi jersey sweat becomes a monument
As it also happens in every Lionel Messi game, whether his team plays at home or away, the rivals wanted to keep his legendary No. 10 jersey, and the one to take the memory of a historic night was the 24-years-old Jamaican defender Jeovanni Laing.
As Laing was leaving the stadium, fans of Cavalier FC approached him to ask for a photo. With him? No, with Messi’s No. 10! One by one, the fans took his photo with the jersey and even provoked a grimace of annoyance from the Jamaican player, who could not leave the place because the flashes did not stop.
Once at home and safe from the fans, Laing put on Messi’s jersey; when he took it off, he kissed it and brought it to his nose to smell the crack’s 10. The video also showed that Laing not only took Leo’s shirt, but also the Spanish Jordi Alba‘s shirt.
Messi electrifies the Jamaican crowd
Captain Lionel Messi entered the match in the 53rd minute in place of Uruguay star Luis Suarez to play in front of a vibrant crowd at a sold-out National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. The striker had previously scored via a penalty kick.
Messi subsequently extended Inter Miami‘s lead in stoppage time. In the third minute of stoppage time, Morales, who came on as a second-half substitute, found Messi inside the box with a precise through ball.
The legendary Argentine attacker sent the ball into the back of the net with a first-time left-footed finish to secure his second goal in the Concacaf Champions Cup 2025. It is worth noting that the assist was Morales’ first with the Club’s first team.
