Rodrigo De Paul has enjoyed years of playing alongside Lionel Messi for Argentina's national team, but the star midfielder said that for a long time, he's dreamed of playing on the same club with his good friend.

The Leagues Cup makes its return this week, first with a batch of matches on Tuesday that included Toluca's win over reigning champions Columbus Crew on penalties. The action continues on Wednesday and Thursday, much of the attention on Inter Miami as superstar Lionel Messi welcomes another friend to South Florida.

The Argentina teammates are close and De Paul has revealed his national team skipper was the driving force behind his move from Atletico Madrid. He said, "Leo and I always dreamed of playing together at a club, not just with the Albiceleste. Every call-up was special, but too brief. Now that dream has come true."