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Two Lionel Messi assists completes fantastic comeback for Inter Miami in US Open Cup

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Published 02:16 24 Aug 2023 GMT+1

Two Lionel Messi assists completes fantastic comeback for Inter Miami in US Open Cup

Lionel Messi has dragged his team into extra time.

Jayden Collins

Jayden Collins

Lionel Messi has dragged Inter Miami into extra time of the US Open Cup semi-finals with two fantastic assists.

The World Cup winner has yet to lose a game since his venture to the United States as part of the Jorge Mas and David Beckham co-owned team.

The Miami side had been on an incredible run since the Argentinian joined them in July on a two-and-a-half-year contract.

Seven-straight wins, including the first trophy in their team’s history in the Leagues Cup, signalled a fantastic start for life with Messi in their ranks.

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However, going up against FC Cincinnati in the U.S Open Cup semi-final, Messi’s side hadn't looked up to scratch.

It was a quick turnaround from taking on Nashville in the Leagues Cup final, taking place just four days earlier.

Cincinnati went ahead in the first half through Luciano Acosta and looked fairly dominant throughout.

They doubled their lead in the 53rd minute through Brandon Vazquez, and Miami looked like they were heading out of the cup.

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However, Messi, as he has done time and time again, pulled out the stops to bring his side back into the game.


Miami were awarded a free-kick in the 68th minute with the Argentinian stepping up to whip in a wonderful ball that found the head of Leonardo Campana and into the goal.

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It looked like Cincinnati were heading to a huge win, however, Messi had other ideas.

Collecting the ball about 35 yards from goal the former Barcelona player whipped in an incredible ball over the top and again onto the head of Campana to equalise for Miami.

The equaliser came in the 97th minute sending the semi-final into extra time.

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Featured Image Credit: ESPN.

Topics: Lionel Messi, MLS, Inter Miami

Jayden Collins
Jayden Collins

Jayden Collins is a Journalist at SPORTbible. He has worked across multiple media platforms in areas such as sport, music, pop culture, entertainment and politics. He is part of the editorial team for LADbible Australia.

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