Leagues Cup

FT Friday, July 21, 2023
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Cruz Azul LLLLL 1
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Match Report

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Lionel Messi nets free-kick winner in Inter Miami debut

Lionel Messi scored a free kick in stoppage time to put an exclamation point on his Inter Miami debut and lift his new team to a 2-1 victory over Cruz Azul in the Leagues Cup opener on Friday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
8
7
Saves
4
52.4
Possession
47.6
12
SHOTS
18
6
ON GOAL
8
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
2
Blocked Shots
1
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Highlights

01:00 Lionel Messi scores stunning free kick winner in stoppage time Watch on ESPN 01:28 Lionel Messi gets loud ovation upon entering for Inter Miami debut Watch on ESPN 00:18 LeBron and Messi embrace before Inter Miami's match Watch on ESPN 01:17 Gomez: Absolutely no doubt Messi would score free kick Watch on ESPN

Lineups

CAZ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 30Andrés GudiñoG
  2. 3Carlos SalcedoCD-L
  3. 33Rafael GuerreroCD-R
  4. 15Ignacio RiveroLB
  5. 18Rodrigo HuescasRB
  6. 10MoisésAM
  7. 19Carlos RodríguezLM
  8. 8Jesús DueñasRM
  9. 28Diber CambindoF
  10. 29Rodolfo RotondiAM-L
  11. 7Uriel AntunaAM-R

MIA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Drake CallenderG
  2. 31Kamal MillerCD-L
  3. 27Serhiy KryvtsovCD-R
  4. 2DeAndre YedlinLB
  5. 24Ian FrayRB
  6. 3Dixon ArroyoCM
  7. 30Benjamin CremaschiLM
  8. 41David RuizRM
  9. 9Leonardo CampanaF
  10. 19Robbie RobinsonLF
  11. 16Robert TaylorRF

Timeline

  1. 30' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Noah Allen replaces Ian Fray because of an injury.
  2. 30' Substitution, Cruz Azul. Juan Escobar replaces Rodrigo Huescas because of an injury.
  3. 38' Dixon Arroyo (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 44' Goal! Cruz Azul 0, Inter Miami CF 1. Robert Taylor (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robbie Robinson.
  5. 54' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Lionel Messi replaces Benjamin Cremaschi.
  6. 54' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Sergio Busquets replaces David Ruíz.
  7. 55' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Josef Martínez replaces Leonardo Campana.
  8. 64' Substitution, Cruz Azul. Kevin Castaño replaces Díber Cambindo.
  9. 65' Goal! Cruz Azul 1, Inter Miami CF 1. Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesús Dueñas following a corner.
  10. 74' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Christopher McVey replaces Kamal Miller because of an injury.
  11. 78' Substitution, Cruz Azul. Christian Tabó replaces Carlos Rodríguez.
  12. 78' Substitution, Cruz Azul. Augusto Lotti replaces Moisés.
  13. 90'+2' Jesús Dueñas (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+4' Goal! Cruz Azul 1, Inter Miami CF 2. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.

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