Lionel Messi double ass, penalty kick powers Inter Miami to yet another final | Football News
Lionel Messi regered two asss and converted a penalty kick to help Inter Miami come back from a two-goal deficit and beat Cincinnati 5-4 in penalties and storm into the US Open Cup final on Wednesday night.
Sit back and enjoy Lionel Messi’s Masterclass vs Cincinnati. pic.twitter.com/tGJgmRcpca
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Messi was held scoreless for the first time since joining Inter Miami after he failed to score in the semi-final.
However, he assed two second-half headed goals Leonardo Campana which took the game into extra time. The match was tied 2-2 after 90 minutes.
The Argentine superstar got his first ass of the game from a free kick in the 68th minute to cut Miami’s deficit to 2-1.
It was his cross into the box, in the dying minutes of the game, that helped Campana find the net and sent the game to overtime.
In the shootout, Nick Hagglund missed Cincinnati’s final kick, while 18-year-old Argentina national Benjamin Cremaschi clinched the victory for Inter Miami.Most Read
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“We’re living a dream and killing it,” Cremaschi was quoted as saying after the game on CBS’ Golazo Network.
The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner who led Argentina to the World Cup crown last year, had scored 10 goals in his first seven games with Miami, leading the team to the Leagues Cup title.
He is set to make his Major League Soccer debut Saturday at the New York Red Bulls.
