2023-08-07 04:30:16
Lionel Messi’s path in the United States had a turbulence, but he continued with his journey. This Sunday he played his fourth game with the Inter Miami jersey and he remains with the gunpowder on fire. Once again he was present on the scoreboard, in the duel between the franchise owned by David Beckham and FC Dallas, for the round of 16 of the Leagues Cup. In a great duel, after drawing 4-4, they won the penalty shootout ( 5-3) to get into the quarterfinals. La Pulga came to the rescue to avoid a trip. For his part, the Chilean-American Robbie Robinson entered the second half.
It was the first duel of the Argentine as a visitor since he arrived in North America (shaking everything). One example of the buzz it has generated was that Dallas sold out its 20,500 available tickets for the game in just 18 minutes.
Both Messi and Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba were starters, in that triad that won so many things at Barcelona. Precisely, two of them combined to open the account at the Toyota Stadium in Texas. There were just six minutes into the game and the Argentine converted with a powerful left-footed shot, after assistance from the Spanish left-back. The action was reviewed in the VAR and its validity was confirmed. It was the sixth goal in four games for Messi.
But the meeting was not easy for those led by Tata Martino, just when they left Florida. Dallas, a cast in which Pablo Aránguiz once played (calling up from Unión Española), turned it around before the break. At 37 ‘, another trans-Andean tied for the host. This is Facundo Quignon, former San Lorenzo de Almagro. And in the 45’ minute, Bernard Kamungo scored the second goal.
In an unprecedented way, since he arrived in the American competition, Messi and company had to come back. Otherwise, they were eliminated. The panorama became even more complicated with the 3-1, converted by another Argentine player. This time it was Alan Velasco, in the 63′. Luckily for Inter, he scored quickly again. Once again Jordi Alba attended so that Benjamín Cremaschi could specify, in the 65 ‘.
Being a direct elimination duel, emotions multiplied during the second half. Dallas found the fourth goal of the night through an own goal by Robert Taylor, in the 68′ minute. Three goals in less than 10 minutes. Near the end, the visit reached the third discount with another goal against, by Marco Farfan (81 ‘). Great match.
More was missing. In a changing game, there was still something left. With Messi on the field, something could happen. So it was. Five minutes from the end, La Pulga appeared again to rescue his team, with an impeccable free kick. The seventh staff. A tremendous 4-4.
Regular time ended with parity. So they went to penalties. Inter kicked all five and converted all of them. Messi was the first; Busquets, the second. It was 5-3, to seal the ticket to the quarterfinals, an instance in which they will face the winner of the key between Houston Dynamo and Charlotte.
In any case, the Flea franchise has another option to be champion in the short term, because it is in the semifinals of the US Open Cup (the equivalent of the Chile Cup). On August 23 they must face Cincinnati, for the pass to the definition.
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