2023-08-03 05:57:48
03/08/2023 00:57hs.
After the intense rain that hit Miami, and that forced the game to be postponed for more than an hour, Lionel Messi shone like the sun and gave Inter Miami a great 3-2 victory in the classic against Orlando City, which allowed them to advance to the 8vos. final of the Leagues Cup. Gerardo Martino’s team, which was coming off two good victories against Cruz Azul (2-1) and Atlanta United (4-0), kept up the good run thanks to two great goals from Leo and another penalty from Josef Martínez.
César Araujo, with whom Leo had several crosses on the pitch (shoving, kicking, bitching and even an argument at the end of the first half) made it 1-1 and brought parity at halftime. Now, with the Argentine 10 going through a phenomenal moment, Las Garzas will visit FC Dallas with the aim of putting their name among the eight best in North America.
For the match at the DRV PNK Stadium in Florida, Tata opted for the same team that had thrashed Atlanta: Callender in the bow; Yedlin, Krivstov, Miller and Allen on defense; Arrojo, Busquets and Cremaschi in midfield; and Messi, Josef and Robert Taylor in attack. Will the Argentine coach continue to maintain this team? It would seem that, with the debut of Jordi Alba and the Paraguayan Diego Gómez, plus the arrival of Facundo Farías, some names will change…
Inter handled the ball at will, against an Orlando who proposed a cut game, with a lot of pressure at the start and taking both Busi and Leo with two marks. However, a phenomenal combination between Taylor and Messi broke the schemes: the Finnish winger pricked it over the rival defense, with the aim of connecting with a Messi who had stung into space. Chest, volley and inside. To celebrate.
César Araujo’s 1-1 draw, following a corner kick, put Las Garzas in trouble. The short time between the two goals did not allow Inter to definitively take control of the match, falling into kicks, long balls and sporadic attacks, such as a free kick from 10 and a distant shot from Benjamín Cremaschi. The start of the ST brought with it a move that broke the match: an imperceptible grab from Antonio Carlos to Josef led the referee Ivan Barton to sentence the maximum penalty. The Venezuelan took charge of the execution and, from the 12 steps, he did not fail. Then, with Orlando on the attack, Leo built a play on the left that led to his 3-1, again, lowering his chest and defining on the right.
With five goals in three games, Messi transformed an Inter Miami that was last in the MLS to the cuckoo of the Leagues Cup. The clash against Dallas will be a new step that Leo will have to overcome on his way to glory. Meanwhile, he continues to make people talk in the classics: he scored 26 goals for Real Madrid with Barcelona, one for Marseille with PSG and, now, he has vaccinated Orlando. Things that can only be generated by who is still the best in the world.
Leo transformed Inter Miami, from being the last in the United States, to the cuckoo of the Leagues Cup. (REUTER)
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