LIONEL MESSI, CAMPAÑA & INTER MIAMI VS FC CINCINNATI || ISHOWSPEED, FANS TWITTER'S REACTIONS

Описание: LIONEL MESSI, CAMPAÑA & INTER MIAMI VS FC CINCINNATI || ISHOWSPEED, FANS TWITTER'S REACTIONS. Lionel Messi and Inter Miami were down and nearly out. They were one minute away from the first loss of the Messi era. And Messi had his opponent right where he wanted them.

Messi’s left boot found Leo Campana for his second header goal of the game to force extra time, and Inter Miami outdueled FC Cincinnati 5-4 in penalty kicks to win their U.S. Open Cup semifinal on Wednesday night.

Messi, Inter Miami vs. FC Cincinnati live updates: Miami wins dramatic semifinal in PKs
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Lionel Messi and Inter Miami were down and nearly out. They were one minute away from the first loss of the Messi era. And Messi had his opponent right where he wanted them.

Messi’s left boot found Leo Campana for his second header goal of the game to force extra time, and Inter Miami outdueled FC Cincinnati 5-4 in penalty kicks to win their U.S. Open Cup semifinal on Wednesday night.

Josef Martinez scored three minutes into extra time to give Inter Miami its first lead of the game at 3-2. But Yuya Kubo scored in the 113rd minute to send it to penalty kicks. Nick Hagglund missed Cincinnati’s final kick, while 18-year-old Miami native and Argentina national Benjamin Cremaschi clinched the victory for Inter Miami.

“We’re living a dream and killing it,” Cremaschi said after the game while interviewed on CBS’ Golazo network.

Cincinnati, the best team in the MLS, was one minute away from being the first club to hand Messi and Inter Miami their first defeat in eight games. Cincy fans at TQL Stadium had even already begun celebrating. Instead, Inter Miami moves on to the Open Cup final – their second final in eight games with Messi.

Inter Miami improves to 8-0 in the Messi era, with this being the second-straight game and third victory to be decided by penalty kicks. Inter Miami outlasted Nashville SC 10-9 in PKs to win the Leagues Cup final last Saturday.

Messi was held scoreless for the first time with Inter Miami, but he was still able to make his impact felt loudly in this match, assisting on both of Campana’s goals during the first 90 minutes.


Messi, Inter Miami vs. FC Cincinnati live updates: Miami wins dramatic semifinal in PKs
Safid Deen
USA TODAY






Lionel Messi and Inter Miami were down and nearly out. They were one minute away from the first loss of the Messi era. And Messi had his opponent right where he wanted them.

Messi’s left boot found Leo Campana for his second header goal of the game to force extra time, and Inter Miami outdueled FC Cincinnati 5-4 in penalty kicks to win their U.S. Open Cup semifinal on Wednesday night.

Josef Martinez scored three minutes into extra time to give Inter Miami its first lead of the game at 3-2. But Yuya Kubo scored in the 113rd minute to send it to penalty kicks. Nick Hagglund missed Cincinnati’s final kick, while 18-year-old Miami native and Argentina national Benjamin Cremaschi clinched the victory for Inter Miami.

“We’re living a dream and killing it,” Cremaschi said after the game while interviewed on CBS’ Golazo network.

Cincinnati, the best team in the MLS, was one minute away from being the first club to hand Messi and Inter Miami their first defeat in eight games. Cincy fans at TQL Stadium had even already begun celebrating.

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Instead, Inter Miami moves on to the Open Cup final – their second final in eight games with Messi.


Inter Miami improves to 8-0 in the Messi era, with this being the second-straight game and third victory to be decided by penalty kicks. Inter Miami outlasted Nashville SC 10-9 in PKs to win the Leagues Cup final last Saturday.

Messi was held scoreless for the first time with Inter Miami, but he was still able to make his impact felt loudly in this match, assisting on both of Campana’s goals during the first 90 minutes.

Argentine midfielder Luciano Acosta scored in the 18th minute, Brandon Vasquez scored a right strike in the 53rd minute as FC Cincinnati held a 2-0 lead for most of the match.

Inter Miami coach Tata Martino, Messi’s longtime coach with FC Barcelona and Argentina, was strategic with its starting lineup to help with the fatigue.

Of course, Messi started for the seventh straight game. But some of Inter Miami’s best players like Robert Taylor, Martinez and Cremaschi came on in the second half as substitutions to provide some juice.

Inter Miami awaits the winner of the Real Salt Lake-Houston Dynamo FC semifinal for the U.S. Open Cup final on Sept. 27.