Results of Inter Miami vs. Cruz Azul – Superstar Messi had a very satisfying debut when he scored the decisive goal to help the new team get an important victory.
Messi shines with a masterpiece on Inter Miami’s debut day (source: ESPN)
In the opening match of the 2023 Leagues Cup against Cruz Azul at home, Inter Miami wanted to play cautiously so they let Messi start from the bench.
In just the first 10 minutes, goalkeeper Callender’s goal was threatened three times by Miami’s exceptional defense.
Throughout the first half, Cruz Azul was the dominant team with an elegant style of play that contrasted sharply with the incoherence from Miami.
Midfielder Taylor opened the scoring for Inter Miami with a decisive breakthrough (photo: Getty)
In the 43rd minute, Miami’s right wing striker Robert Taylor suddenly appeared on the left wing to catch the ball.
In the second half, Messi finally entered the field to play for Inter Miami for the first time in the 54th minute. But before he could create a breakthrough, his team conceded.
Messi entered the field in the 54th minute and wore the captain’s armband of Inter Miami (photo: Getty)
Originating from a careless defensive situation by Miami’s defense, Cruz Azul midfielder Uriel Antuna caught the ball in the penalty area.
In the 86th minute, Messi moved behind the opponent’s defense and faced the goalkeeper.
When the match went into extra time, it was still Messi who shined to help his new team.
Messi scored a superb free kick in the final minute of injury time to bring victory to Inter Miami (photo: Getty)
This result also ended the MLS team’s 11-match winless streak, all thanks to Messi.
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Inter Miami 2-1 Cruz Azul
In the last minute of injury time, Messi scored on a free kick to set the score 2-1 for Inter Miami.
Midfielder Uriel Antuna kicked a free kick in the penalty area to equalize for Cruz Azul.
The Argentine superstar will have his first official minutes for Inter Miami.
Messi has started warming up.
Inter Miami 1-0 Cruz Azul
From a seemingly harmless play, Miami’s right wing striker, Robert Taylor, suddenly appeared on the left wing to receive and pass the ball.
Cruz Azul shot 5 shots on target, 2 while Miami only had 1 shot out.
Inter Miami counterattacked.
Miami’s defender cleared the ball as superficially as passing it to the opponent’s feet.
Cruz Azul counterattacked quickly and had a chance to shoot the ball twice in a row, but their last kick was caught by goalkeeper Callender.
Callender;
Gudiño;
Time: 7:00 a.m. July 22, 2023
Venue: Inter Miami’s DRV PNK home stadium
Tournament: League Cup group stage
Currently, no unit in Vietnam owns the rights to broadcast matches within the Leagues Cup framework.
Messi will have his first appearance wearing an Inter Miami shirt on the field in the match against Cruz Azul (photo: Internet)
However, for the convenience of our readers, all the exciting developments of the match between Inter Miami and Cruz Azul, where Messi is expected to play, will be reported live by us in this article.
Inter Miami have not won in their last four home matches since a 2-1 victory over Nashville in the US Open Cup in May.
Inter Miami did not win 11 consecutive matches before Messi joined, losing 8 of them.
Cruz Azul did not win in 4 away matches, of which they lost 3.
Cruz Azul has only scored 1 goal since the beginning of the season in the Mexican National Championship.
The Mexican representative is on a losing streak of 4 matches, conceding 7 goals and scoring 1 goal since May.
Inter Miami has conceded in the first half in 4/6 of its last matches.
Inter Miami scored 4 goals in the last 3 matches but did not win any match.
Cruz Azul scored in the first half in 4/7 of their last matches.
4/6 of Cruz Azul’s last 6 matches saw a goal scored in the last 25 minutes of the match.
Cruz Azul scored in 6/10 last matches
Inter Miami has scored in 7/10 recent matches.
The two teams have never met each other in the past.
| July 16, 2023 | Saint Louis City SC | 3-0 | Inter Miami |
| July 9, 2023 | D.C. United | 2-2 | Inter Miami |
| July 5, 2023 | Inter Miami | 2-2 | Columbus |
| July 2, 2023 | Inter Miami | 1-1 | Austin |
| June 25, 2023 | Philadelphia | 4-1 | Inter Miami |
| July 15, 2023 | Tijuana | 2-1 | Cruz Azul |
| July 9, 2023 | Cruz Azul | 0-2 | Toluca |
| July 2, 2023 | Atlas | 2-0 | Cruz Azul |
| May 7, 2023 | Cruz Azul | 0-1 | Atlas |
| April 30, 2023 | Cruz Azul | 3-2 | Santos |
Inter Miami: Callender, McVey, Sailor, Kryvtsov, Negri, Stefanelli, Busquets, Fray, Messi, Campana, Martinez
Cruz Azul: Jurado, Rivero, Silva, Salcedo, Vazquez, Castano, Lira, Rotondi, Moises, Tabo, Lotti
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