Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP) – Lionel Messi scored twice on the return trip, and Intermiami beat Orlando City 3-1 on Wednesday night to advance to the League Cup final.
Intermiami will head down the path to facing Seattle’s winner on the final Sunday. The Sounders defeated LA Galaxy 2-0 on the road late Wednesday.
Messi returned for the second time two weeks after retreating in recovery from a hamstring injury.
Marco Pashlic opened up Orlando’s goal just before halftime, and the play survived the VAR review for a possible handball.
Messi tied it on the 77th, Conversion from penalty spots After Tadeo Allende was pulled into the box. It was more than that The Magic of Messi of 88 Days, combined with Jordi Alba Put Miami first.
Then, to finish it in a way that was very similar to Messi’s second goal, Telasco Segovia gave the ball to Luis Suarez and took it back to put a finishing touch on the victory.
“We’ve always been excited to win, and now we have the opportunity to take home the trophies,” said assistant coach Javier Morales. Head Coach Javier Mascherano Provided his red card suspension In the semi-finals.
In the expected intense incident, there were nine yellow cards and one red cards given to Orlando City defender David Brecaro.
“Brecaro’s (first) yellow card was incredible. He doesn’t even touch the player (Rodrigo de Paul),” said Orlando City coach Oscar Pareja. “So this will affect the team and affect players where the game is very difficult.”
Miami won the 2022 tournament.
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