Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will look for their second Leagues Cup title in three years when they visit the Seattle Sounders in Sunday's final.

Miami's 2023 run coincided with Messi's arrival in South Florida. The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner had an immediate impact on the Herons, scoring 10 goals during the competition and leading the club to its first-ever major trophy.

Two years later, things are a bit more complicated for the now 38-year-old Messi and a roster that still includes his former FC Barcelona colleagues Luis Suarez, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets.

Injuries have limited Messi to only 190 minutes so far in the tournament, and a relatively modest haul of two goals and two assists.

And Miami has come up short in other tournaments -- most recently exiting in the semifinals

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