Friday night’s Leagues Cup match between Inter Miami and Cruz Azul was a historical moment for soccer in the United States as Lionel Messi made his amazing debut.
Fans will talk about that night for decades. The night Messi arrived in Major League Soccer.
What isn’t being talked about as much but deserves a spotlight is the performance from Sergio Busquets who also made his Inter Miami debut.
Coming on in the 51st minute, Busquets had a solid outing stringing together passes and looking for Messi over the top. In his 36-minute cameo the Spaniard completed 30 of his 32 passes and look supremely confident.
Sergio Busquets highlights vs Cruz Azul
Don't let Messi's debut distract you from the fact that Sergio Busquets was sensational in his debut as well (via @MLS) pic.twitter.com/032vho4dD8
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) July 22, 2023
Messi and Busquets were fun enough to watch on Friday. Imagine what it will look like when Jordi Alba joins the Miami party. There’s also a big rumor going around that Luis Suarez is looking to become part of the Miami Messi dream team.
Inter Miami and Grêmio are in negotiations for the transfer of Luis Suárez.
The clubs are discussing whether he will leave now or at the end of the year.A transfer fee could be paid to the Brazilian club.
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— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) July 21, 2023
Inter Miami’s next game will be in the Leagues Cup on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. ET when they host Atlanta United.