The amount that Inter Miami and Messi will pocket if they win the 2023 Leagues Cup

Lionel Messi is on track to reap his first title with Inter Miami after just six games, in which he scored nine goals and provided one assist. As always, dedication in a league has an important economic driver behind it and Inter Miami is poised to pocket the lucrative numbers that the 2023 Leagues Cup brings to the champions.

The total prize pool of the tournament that 47 teams MLS (USA) and Liga MX (Mexico) participate in amounts to about 40 million US dollars for the current version. This amount was divided equally among 77 matches, and the champion received nearly $2 million. Of course, the players of each club will pocket an incentive bonus for high spirit of competition.

In addition, the Leagues Cup serves as a guarantee of tickets to the Concacaf Champions Cup, which recently announced that it will increase the total prize pool fivefold, with the champion receiving $5 million.

By reaching the final, both Inter Miami and Nashville have guaranteed a place in this international arena, but next Sunday's champions will start attending from the round of 16, an advantage and desire. of any team. The rest, Monterrey and Philadelphia Union will contest the 3rd place to attend from the group stage.

To understand the size of the awards, it must be compared with the US Open Cup, the tournament in which Inter Miami reached the semi-finals. Accordingly, the champion will win a total of $300,000 in prize money, while the runner-up is $100,000 and the top team in each group receives $25,000.

On August 24, Inter will face Cincinnati at TQL Stadium in Ohio. This is the highest ranked team Messi has faced since his arrival as Cincinnati is leading the MLS Eastern region table.