"In their final game at Chase Stadium, Miami finished on a high note after Edier Ocampo's early own goal had been cancelled out by Ali Ahmed. With co-owner David Beckham watching on, Miami made a great start when Tadeo Allende raced in behind to reach Rodrigo De Paul's long pass, and his squared cross towards Mateo Silvetti was diverted past Yohei Takaoka by Ocampo."
"However, Vancouver responded well to going behind, and Miami were indebted to Rocco Rios Novo, who made crucial saves to keep out Emmanuel Sabbi and Thomas Muller before the break. Messi glanced a header wide of an empty net in the second half before Ahmed found the equaliser. His strike was not the cleanest, but Rios Novo could only push the shot onto the inside of the right post and in."
"but as well as bidding goodbye to their home, it was also the final matches of the illustrious careers of Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba. And it was their long-time team-mate Messi who helped make sure they signed off with a trophy. Messi played his 26th career final (excluding Super Cups), and has won 18 of those. His assists took him to 26 goal involvements in those showpieces (18 goals, eight assists)."
Inter Miami secured their first MLS Cup with a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps, sealed by Lionel Messi's two assists. Edier Ocampo's early own goal gave Miami the lead before Ali Ahmed equalised for Vancouver. Goalkeeper Rocco Rios Novo produced crucial saves, denying Emmanuel Sabbi and Thomas Muller and beating away Ahmed's effort only for it to deflect in. Rodrigo De Paul finished Messi's first assist to restore Miami's lead, and Tadeo Allende converted Messi's second assist in stoppage time. The victory concluded the final Chase Stadium match and marked farewell appearances for Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, while Messi extended his impressive finals record.
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