Osaze De Rosario Helps Sounders Blank Lionel Messi and Inter Miami 3-0 in Leagues Cup Final
Seattle Sounders secured a decisive 3-0 win over Inter Miami at Lumen Field, breaking the Leagues Cup attendance record, with Osaze De Rosario scoring the opener.
- On Sunday, the Seattle Sounders defeated Inter Miami 3-0 at Lumen Field, with Osaze De Rosario opening scoring by heading the ball in the 26th minute.
- At Lumen Field, the match kicked off on Sunday, August 31, 2025, with Seattle Sounders hosting after topping the Leagues Cup league phase, while Lionel Messi sought his second Leagues Cup title with Inter Miami.
- Inter Miami fielded a near-full-strength XI with Lionel Messi back from hamstring issues, including Luis Suárez, Rodrigo De Paul, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, but Seattle outshot Miami 11 to 10 with six on target to none.
- The win gives Seattle an automatic CONCACAF Champions Cup berth and a postgame brawl erupted soon after, with videos appearing to show Luis Suárez spitting on a Sounders staff member.
- The match's record-setting crowd projections suggested the final would shatter the Leagues Cup attendance record, while Seattle Sounders recently became the only MLS team to win all five annual trophies.
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Osaze De Rosario scored in the 26th minute to help the Sounders win 3-0 in Seattle.
First Lionel Messi and Inter Miami lose the final round of the league cup, then Luis Suárez loses. It's not the first incident of this kind from the poorly illuminated old star from Uruguay.
Chaos Ensues at Lumen After Seattle Sounders Thump Messi's Inter Miami to Lift Leagues Cup Title
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