Four of 15.

Two years and three-plus months on from Inter Miami CF ’s rousing run to the 2023 Leagues Cup trophy in Lionel Messi ’s delirious early days with the Herons, that’s all that remains at IMCF of the squad that took the field under Gerardo “Tata” Martino at GEODIS Park on that August night.

Messi, his old friends Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets , and homegrown midfielder David Ruíz are the only holdovers from that memorable occasion still wearing pink as Miami host Vancouver Whitecaps FC in MLS Cup 2025 presented by Audi at Chase Stadium (2:30 pm ET | MLS Season Pass, Apple TV ; FOX, FOX Deportes; TSN, RDS). And the clock’s ticking for Alba and Busquets, who will retire after Saturday’s grand finale – while the stadium is due to be replaced by glittering Miami F

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