2024-04-11 12:06:40
Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami lost 3 to 1 against Monterrey in the quarterfinals of the Concachampions and was eliminated from international competition.
With the goals of Brandon Vázquez, Germán Berterame and Jesús Gallardo, the Mexican team closed a 5 to 2 aggregate and will continue its path in the competition. Diego Gómez was barely able to decorate the result for the Maiameros, led by Tata Martino.
An error by goalkeeper Drake Callender allowed Vázquez to intercept the ball and thus converted it with a right foot to the near post to make it 1-0 in favor of the locals. For the second stage, Inter came out dedicated and unable to shine its stars, so much so that Berterame anticipated a very bad reaction from the defense and made it 2 to 0 while Gallardo increased the win to 3 to 0 due to another error in the background.
To make matters worse, faced with the impotence of the win and the humiliation of a Monterrey that was being much superior, Jordi Alba kicked and saw the second yellow for expulsion at 33 minutes of the complement.
Very close to the end, the Paraguayan Gómez managed to score after a shot by Messi that the goalkeeper contained but the midfielder won on the rebound.
Now Messi’s team must focus on the dispute for the MLS and the Leagues Cup.