In the manner of God, whether in Barcelona, Catalonia, or Texas, the state of the “solitarian star” saw only one athlete glisten on the Frisco field: Lionel Messi has returned to controlling the spotlight wherever he goes, and now, with the Leagues Cup as the stage, Inter Miami enjoyed the pleasures of having the “10” in their ranks with a massive performance that armed its own “lo.”
The Argentine’s Inter Miami advanced to the League Cup quarterfinals after tying the FC Dallas 4-4 in regular-time scoring and defeating the Texans 5-3 in a series of penalties.
Only six minutes had passed in the clock at the Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas when Messi scored a goal from outside the penalty area by striking Jordi Alba’s delayed pass with his first intention. a group that formerly produced significant results for the FC Barcelona and is currently dormant in the state of Florida.
That’s correct; the drama began in the play after the goal was initially ruled offside. Nevertheless, referee César Arturo Ramos used the video assistant review to rule the play valid.
The game went on in the areas, but not because of goals, but rather because of the number of defensive mistakes made by both teams. This was especially evident at the end of the first half when Facundo Quignon scored after a collective play gave him time to leave the crowded Toyota Stadium, scream, and remat before sending the ball into the stands at the 37′.
Just moments before the game’s decisive goal, Bernard Kamungo used his defense’s ease to put the visiting team on the defensive and stop them from continuing their run of success in the second half, this time with a goal from Alan Velasco on a deflection play at the 63-minute mark.
After Velasco’s goal, the Inter Miami managed to respond with another Jordi Alba assist, this time for Cremaschi, who scored two minutes later. However, the Floridans managed to come back at the 75th minute with an autogoal from Robert Taylor, who missed the target while attempting to intercept a ball. The Dallas managed to make up for this in the 80th minute with another Oscar-winning free-kick from Messi.
Prior to that, Lionel Messi scored in his debut against Cruz Azul to give his team the victory in the tournament’s championship game. He also scored a hat trick against Atlanta United and another against Orlando in the semifinal game.
Once more, the ’10’ materialized in Frisco to rescue his team when everything appeared to have vanished. ‘Pulga’ and ‘golazo’ are words that are increasingly falling from people’s lips. At the 85th minute, Messi was given a free kick and put another deluxe parabola on the board to tie the game.
Paxton Pomykal was the only one to fail in the tanda of all the penalties that were taken, which prevented Lionel Messi’s first round of penalties in the United States from getting off to a better start.