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Author of a double against the Los Angeles FC, Lionel Messi allowed Inter Miami CF to qualify for the semi-finals of the Concacaf Champions Cup.
Inter Miami CF beat Los Angeles FC in the quarter -finals of the Concacaf Champions Cup
Beaten 1-0 to go, the teammates of Lionel Messi won the return round 3-1
Author of a double, the Argentine star allowed her team to catch up and qualify for the semi-finals
Beaten 1-0 on the outward journey, then very quickly led from a goal on return, the Inter Miami CF succeeded an incredible rise at home to get rid of the Los Angeles FC (3-1, 3-2 in cumulative score). Deprived of Sergio Busquets (suspended), but carried by a Lionel Messi of the big evenings, the Floridians caught up in a crazy match.
The Argentine star scored a double in this meeting: first on a magnificent inspiration in the first half, after an exchange with Luis Suárez (35 ′) then on a penalty a few minutes from the end of the meeting (84 ′). As in the FIFA 2022 ™ World Cup final, Lionel Messi took the best on his French rival, Hugo Lloris.
In the second period, the young Noah Allen, well helped by a blunder of Lloris (61 ′), also marked, while Olivier Giroud’s late entry into the LAFC has not changed anything in the situation. This is the first time in its history that Inter Miami, which will participate in the FIFA 2025 ™ club World Cup, has qualified for the last square in continental competition. In the semi-finals, the band in Messi will face the Vancouver Whitecaps (Canada).
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“We still have a long way to go, but that’s how we have to play football. I am very happy for the players because they always believed that they could get there. We did our job. It was a big evening for us. »» Javier Mascherano, Inter Miami coach
