They have done it! Inter Miami has been officially crowned as the winner of the 2024 MLS Supporters’ Shield. The feat comes at the heels of their emphatic 2-3 victory over Colombus Crew. As the whole team and ardent fans around the globe continue to celebrate this remarkable achievement,  Lionel Messi‘s wife Antonela Roccuzzo also joined the celebrations.

Just moments after the final whistle, Inter Miami shared a stunning graphic post of the players that announced them as the Supporters’ Shield winners on Instagram. Interestingly, without wasting any second, Roccuzzo reshared this post on her story alongside a caption, “🙌🙌🙌🙌.”

Even though the Argentinian influencer may have expressed her feelings with just a bunch of emojis, that doesn’t deny how proud she is of her husband’s achievement. In fact, not just Antonella, even Messi’s three adorable kids—Thiago, Mateo, and Ciro—would be cheering for their dad’s historic victory in Ohio’s Lower.com Field while watching him live back in Miami from their televisions.

It was just a year ago that they finished 14th in the Eastern Conference with just 34 points. Now, Tata Martino and Co. managed to defy the odds and rightfully took the crowning as league leaders. Remarkably, this is both Miami and Messi’s second silverware in the MLS, having lifted the Leagues Cup last season.

Even the match promised to be no less than a dramatic encounter. Both sides took longer than expected to break the deadlock but Lionel Messi did so in the 45th minute. La Pulga wasn’t stopping there as he netted a brilliant free-kick in the stoppage time of the first half to double the lead. However, just 60 seconds into the latter half, Columbus equalized, the courtesy of Diego Rossi.

Luckily, Messi’s best amigo Luis Suarez stepped up to find the third goal a couple of minutes later. Just when Miami thought of setting the game to cruise control, Columbus won a penalty during the hour mark, with Cucho Hernandez netting from the spot to reignite hopes of a comeback. However, it wasn’t their day as Wilfried Nancy’s side was down to 10 men as Rudy Camacho received his second yellow booking in the 63rd minute.

The final whistle blew as the whole Miami bench came running to celebrate their emphatic Shield win. While everyone was busy celebrating the win, Messi stepped aside and spoke his mind about the team’s triumph.

Lionel Messi speaks his first words after winning MLS Supporters’ Shield with Inter Miami

In the post-match interview, the FC Barcelona legend also shared his pride in the work ethic of his teammates. “Very happy with this team. As we said at the beginning of the season, we knew we had a team capable of competing. We took responsibility from the start, because we have the players capable of doing so,” he said.

While expressing his happiness over scoring the brace, La Pulga urged his teammates to focus on the next objective. “Achieving the most MLS points record is next, but the main objective has been achieved. Now we focus on what’s next. We have a big advantage in playing all our MLS Cup games at home, where we are very strong, and we have to prove that.”

The 37-year-old admitted that even with 10 men on the pitch, Columbus gave quite a competition to the Florida-based club but remained ecstatic over the collective strength that his beloved teammates displayed. Rest, it was all smiles for Messi and Co. Congratulations indeed!