Lionel Messi and Inter Miami CF defeated Charlotte FC 4-0 in the League Cup on Friday night to advance to the semifinals of the tournament at DRV PNK Stadium in Florida.
Tata Martino’s men wasted no time in getting on the scoreboard. In the 10th minute, Inter Miami was awarded a penalty. Usually the designated shooter, Lionel Messi ceded the shot to his teammate Josef Martinez, who was desperately lacking confidence. The former Atlanta United striker found the back of the net by deceiving the goalkeeper on his right side.
Twenty minutes later, DeAndre Yedlin spotted a unmarked Robert Taylor in the box. Taylor quickly shot to deceive the vigilance of Kristijan Kahlina, who had previously appeared better.
Adilson Malanda had a stroke of bad luck in the 78th minute when he scored an own goal.
Leo Messi added insult to injury in the 86th minute when he scored a goal in his fifth consecutive match, his eighth goal to lead the competition’s scorers. Leonardo Campana brilliantly spotted him in the box and the number 10 simply had to kick it into an empty goal.
Inter Miami will face the winner of the duel between LAFC and Monterrey later Friday night.
In another match, Nashville SC thrashed Minnesota United FC 5-0 in front of their fans at GEODIS Park in Tennessee.
The match was fiercely contested until DJ Taylor received a red card in the 34th minute for MUFC. The home team only took five minutes to take the lead thereafter, thanks to Shaq Moore left unmarked at the back post.
The star player of the yellow team, Hany Mukhtar, finished the game with one goal and three assists.
Canadian international Jacob Shaffelburg was in the starting lineup. The 23-year-old winger provided an assist.
Nashville will face the Philadelphia Union in the semifinals, as they eliminated Mexican club Querétaro with a magical 2-1 victory in Pennsylvania.
The home team took the lead in the 10th minute thanks to Jesus Bueno, but Angel Sepulveda equalized in the 65th minute with a superb volley.
In the 97th minute, Omar Mendoza received a second yellow card after a dangerous tackle on the edge of the box and was sent off. The Union hit the post from the resulting free kick.
Then, on virtually the last action of the match, Chris Donovan, a product of the academy, redirected a cross from Kai Wagner behind Fernando Tapia to create hysteria at Subaru Park.
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