Messi scored a masterpiece, Miami entered the final of the Leagues Cup

Scored: Bedoya 73 - Martinez 3, Messi 20, Alba 45, Ruiz 84

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Inter Miami is just one win away from the first title in the team's history, and few would have thought of this a few months ago. The presence of superstar Lionel Messi, with Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba or coach Tata Martino has changed this team. In particular, the 36-year-old striker made the most prominent impression when he scored in all six games, including a long-range shot from 33 meters away against Philadelphia.

As usual in matches with Lionel Messi, the stands are full of people. Subaru Stadium has 18,500 seats, is in the group of three smallest MLS courts, but has the highest occupancy rate. The Philadelphia Union audience was rated as enthusiastic, as shown by the way they constantly whistled and booed Lionel Messi at the warm-up.

However, when entering the game, the noise from the home audience decreased because in the third minute, Inter Miami opened the scoring. Midfielder Serhiy Kryvtsov sent a long ball over the line for striker Josef Martinez to dive and sink into the far corner of the net. Martinez is the striker who has been given a penalty by Messi twice in the past four matches.

The Venezuelan striker ran out to stand in front of the host audience, standing still to celebrate the table. This group was silent even though they had whistled Messi many times before. In other areas of the stands, fans jumped to respond to the table. This match, Philadelphia Union shirts appeared in the stands more than Inter Miami or Argentina shirts. While in the previous matches, despite being guests, Messi and his teammates were still cheered by more people.

But whether there are many spectators or not, Messi still knows how to shine. In the 20th minute, receiving the ball from Martinez in the middle, Messi took a lead and then dropped a diagonal shot from a distance of 33 meters to make it 2-0, although the probability of scoring from this kick was less than 1%, according to the data. by Athletic. He scored in his sixth straight game for Miami, including at least four long-range masterpieces. The Miami captain also holds the top spot in the top scorer race with nine goals in six games.

Miami before and after Messi as two completely different teams. They scored 22 goals in 22 games before Messi, but have scored 21 goals in just the last six games. From the position of the bottom team in the Eastern MLS, Miami reached the final of the Leagues Cup and faced the opportunity to win the first title in the team's history. Miami also scored four goals in all three recent matches, and their opponents in the final whether Monterrey or Nashville will also have to be wary.

Apart from the goal, Messi did not have many opportunities in the game when Philly sent a man to follow him throughout the game. Miami also only shot five times in the game, but scored four goals. Defender Jordi Alba also scored the first for the new team, and the other went to 19-year-old midfielder David Ruiz.