MLS

FT Sunday, September 3, 2023
Inter Miami CF WWWDW 3
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LAFC WLWLL 1
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BMO Stadium · 22,921 att.

Match Report

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Lionel Messi assists 2 as Inter Miami beats MLS champs LAFC

Lionel Messi had two assists and Inter Miami increased their unbeaten run to a club-record 11 matches with a 3-1 victory over LAFC on Sunday.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
16
3
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
10
5
Saves
3
51.9
Possession
48.1
9
SHOTS
22
6
ON GOAL
6
0.7
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
351
Accurate Passes
319
442
Passes
390
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
7
1
Crosses
22
0.0
Cross %
0.3
43
Long Balls
37
17
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
5
10
Effective Tackles
10
15
Tackles
18
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
17
20
Effective Clearances
6
20
Clearances
6

Highlights

01:01 Messi lays off pass to Campana who scores Inter Miami's third goal Watch on ESPN 00:54 Facundo Farias scores sliding goal to give Inter Miami the lead Watch on ESPN 00:36 Selena Gomez can't believe Messi's near goal Watch on ESPN 00:56 Messi plays beautiful pass to Jordi Alba for Inter Miami's 2nd goal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LAFC leads series 2-0

Lineups

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 77John McCarthyG
  2. 14Giorgio ChielliniCD-L
  3. 33Aaron LongCD-R
  4. 24Ryan HollingsheadLB
  5. 30Sergi PalenciaRB
  6. 6Ilie SánchezCM
  7. 19Mateusz BoguszLM
  8. 23Kellyn AcostaRM
  9. 9Mario GonzálezF
  10. 99Denis BouangaLF
  11. 10Carlos VelaRF

Substitutes

  1. 50Filip Yavorov KrastevSUB
  2. 2Denil MaldonadoSUB
  3. 11Timothy TillmanSUB
  4. 7Stipe BiukSUB
  5. 3Jesús MurilloSUB
  6. 16Maxime CrépeauSUB
  7. 27Nathan OrdazSUB
  8. 25Cristian OliveraSUB
  9. 12Diego PalaciosSUB

MIA · 5-3-2

  1. 1Drake CallenderG
  2. 27Serhiy KryvtsovCD
  3. 31Kamal MillerCD-L
  4. 6Tomás AvilésCD-R
  5. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  6. 2DeAndre YedlinRB
  7. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  8. 8Diego GómezCM-L
  9. 30Benjamin CremaschiCM-R
  10. 11Facundo FaríasCF-L
  11. 10Lionel MessiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Josef MartínezSUB
  2. 29CJ dos SantosSUB
  3. 3Dixon ArroyoSUB
  4. 32Noah AllenSUB
  5. 22Nicolás StefanelliSUB
  6. 13Victor UlloaSUB
  7. 16Robert TaylorSUB
  8. 15Ryan SailorSUB
  9. 9Leonardo CampanaSUB

Timeline

  1. 2' Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 14' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 0, Inter Miami CF 1. Facundo Farías (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tomás Avilés with a through ball.
  3. 45' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Timothy Tillman replaces Kellyn Acosta.
  4. 51' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 0, Inter Miami CF 2. Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
  5. 53' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Jesús Murillo replaces Giorgio Chiellini because of an injury.
  6. 61' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Cristian Olivera replaces Mario González.
  7. 62' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Diego Palacios replaces Sergi Palencia.
  8. 63' DeAndre Yedlin (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 72' Facundo Farías (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 74' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Dixon Arroyo replaces Benjamin Cremaschi.
  11. 74' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Leonardo Campana replaces Facundo Farías.
  12. 76' Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 79' Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 81' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Filip Krastev replaces Ilie Sánchez.
  15. 82' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Noah Allen replaces Jordi Alba.
  16. 83' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 0, Inter Miami CF 3. Leonardo Campana (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi following a fast break.
  17. 86' Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 86' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Víctor Ulloa replaces Diego Gómez.
  19. 88' Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
  20. 90' Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Inter Miami CF 3. Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross following a corner.

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