The dramatic turn around for Inter Miami with Lionel Messi continues as the club won the first Leagues Cup championship on Saturday.
"I just had to stay focused, breathe through it. Stay as calm as possible, I mean this atmosphere here tonight is electric, so I just embraced the moment and, you know, I just believed in the work that I put in and the repetitions I put in leading up to that moment, and it just set it up going our way," Callender said after the game.
Now, Messi, Callender and the rest of Inter Miami turn their focus to the MLS regular season, where the club sits in last place in the Eastern Conference. But, of course, that was all before Messi joined the squad.The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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