Lionel Messi made his debut with a spectacular goal and a victory this Friday, July 21, with Inter Miami FC against Cruz Azul. Although he came on in the 54th minute of the game, it was enough for him to be able to give his team the three points in the first match in the 2023 League Cup. But, there is a color fact that contains this goal: it is Messi's 10th celebration with a pink shirt.
As a professional soccer player, Leo played for three clubs: FC Barcelona, PSG, and Inter Miami FC. In the first two institutions, the color pink is not the main uniform, although in two seasons the Catalan team presented an alternative jersey with that color. And how did Diez do in those games?
The journalist Carlos Arasaki surveyed the goals during the 2018/2019 season and the 2020/2021 season in which FC Barcelona used pink as an alternative colour. During that time, Leo scored nine goals: five in the first season, where he scored two against Español (12/08/2018), one against Getafe (01/06/2019) and another two against Eibar (05/19/2019); and four in the second, one against Juventus (10/28/2020), Valladolid (12/22/2020), Rayo Vallecano (01/27/2021) and Levante (05/11/2021).
This Friday, July 21, he scored his tenth goal with this color of shirt, which seems to suit him. Just 36 minutes were enough for him to score a magical goal from a free kick seconds from the end of the game, giving his team the three points in Inter Miami FC's debut in the 2023 Leagues Cup.
