Lionel Messi got a standing ovation from the home crowd after Miami's 3-1 win.
Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami comfortably beat Sporting KC in the second-leg encounter of the CONCACAF Champions Cup. The Argentine was on the scoresheet in Miami’s 3-1 win over Kansas City on Tuesday night. Javier Mascherano’s troops have advanced to the next round of the Champions Cup with a 4-1 aggregate success.
Lionel Messi scored the opening goal for Miami in the 19th minute. Luiz Suarez sent him a looping cross and the Argentine found the net with a classic volley. The Miami captain now has two goals and two assists in three official games this season.
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Lionel Messi was the only difference between Inter Miami and Sporting KC. The 27-year-old scored a decisive goal in the away leg and added one more in the home leg. The early 2-0 aggregate advantage helped Miami to control the game and Sporting KC didn’t recover throughout the game.
Lionel Messi was subbed off in the 68th minute when Inter Miami had a 3-1 lead in the game. Tadeo Allende and Luiz Suarez also scored the goal for the Herons in the stoppage time of the first half. Sporting KC scored the only goal in the 63rd minute through Memo Rodriguez.
Here are some tweets from the fans on Lionel Messi’s top-class goal and Miami’s dominant win on Tuesday night:
One fan writes, “Lionel Messi still could be playing for a Champions League team.”
Standing ovation from the home crowd for Messi, who delivered another match-winning performance.
One fan was in tears after watching his idol scoring against Sporting KC.
Vintage Messi!
“Lionel Messi is coming for his 46th trophy,” a fan writes after a 3-1 win on Tuesday.
One fan called Messi the greatest of all time.
Cavalier SC will face Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami in the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round-of-16. The first leg will be in Florida on March 5, with the second leg in Kingston on March 13.
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