New Delhi: Lionel Messi made a winning comeback in action on Thursday night, who came out of the bench to score Inter Miami in a 2–0 win over Jamaica’s Cavalier FC. The victory won a total of 4–0 and booked Miami in the quarter-finals of the ConcacAF Champions Cup.
Relaxed for Miami’s last three outings including the first stage of this tie, Messi In the 53rd minute to roar a crowd at Kingston’s National Stadium, many of them came to see eight-time Ballon D’Or winner Grace Grace Jamaica for the first time to see the soil.
Argentina did not disappoint. With the final kick of the match, Messi sat on a full -fledged pass from 16 -year -old Santiago Morales to calm the ball previous goalkeeper Vinco Barklet, trigger the ceremonies of both Miami fans and local supporters, just thrilled to see legends in action.
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Luis Suarez opened the scoring in the 37th minute, converting a fine after bringing the Tedo Elende down into the box. The strike gave Miami comfortable 3–0 in total, allowing him to manage the game despite hurting David Ruiz.
A young and energetic squad was fielded by Cavalier. The substitute Kail Owre came closest to pulling one back, forced to save a sharp near-post from the inter-keeper Oscar razor.
After the match, Inter Miami’s head coach Xavier Mascherano praised Messi’s influence: “He felt very good, he scored, the people of Jamaica could see him-it was a great night for all.”
Despite the defeat, Cavalier coach Rudolf Spid was proud of his team: “The atmosphere was electrification … our performance was nothing to be embarrassed.”
Inter Miami will now face Los Angeles FC in All-MLS quarter-final Shodown.
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