Inter Miami, a team led by captain and star Lionel Messi, will be in pursuit of the title in Major League Soccer this Saturday when they face Vancouver Whitecaps from Canada. The match, which will have live coverage from Agencia Noticias Argentina and will take place at Chase Stadium, Inter Miami's home ground, is scheduled for 16:30 (Argentina time) and can be watched on TNT and Apple TV. In the semi-finals, they also needed 'sudden death' to eliminate Los Angeles FC, while in the final they thrashed San Diego 3-1. Messi, who is in great form, had a standout performance in this MLS season, scoring 35 goals and providing 21 assists in just 23 matches. Additionally, if he wins the big final this Saturday, he will secure his fourth title with the Florida team, with which he has already won the Leagues Cup 2023, the Supporters' Shield 2024, and the MLS Eastern Conference 2025. To lift the trophy this Saturday, Messi will have to defeat the Canadian team, which in its ranks has one of the great nightmares of his career, the German Thomas Müller. As for official matches between them, Müller guided Bayern Munich to several historic thrashings against Messi's Barcelona, and was also key in Germany's victories over the Argentine national team in the 2010 and 2014 World Cups. On the Argentine star's side, one can only highlight when he 'danced' past Bayern Munich in the 2015 Champions League semi-finals. The designated referee was Canadian Drew Fischer. Inter Miami, which is coached by Argentine Javier Mascherano, reached the final after their strong performances in the playoffs that allowed them to become champions of the Eastern Conference. In the quarter-finals, they won the best-of-three series against Nashville, while in the semi-finals they thrashed Cincinnati 4-0 and in the final crushed New York City 5-1, in a match where Messi and midfielder Rodrigo De Paul had a strong and curious confrontation with their countryman Maximiliano Moralez. However, 'The Herons' will not have it easy in the MLS grand final, as on the other side will be Vancouver Whitecaps, who were crowned the best team in the Western Conference. In the Conference quarter-finals, they suffered greatly to overcome FC Dallas on penalties.
