‘Messimania’ and Miami have a new challenge in Charlotte

Spectacular and triumphant landing Lionel Messi in it among miami this Friday (today) a new challenge awaits in the League Cup quarter-final duel in which they will meet Charlotte.

He DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale (Florida, USA) will once again become a place of pilgrimage for ‘Messimania’ for the match to be played at 20:30 local time.

Messi and Inter Miami They come to this meeting after overcoming difficulties and emotions in the round of 16 Dallasthe team they defeated away on penalties after a volcanic match (4-4 in regular time, 3-5 on penalties).

The Pinks were losing 4-2 until the 80th minute, but it was an own goal Marko Farfan and a goal from a free kick Messi they tied the score in the sequel.

With his doppelgänger inside Dallasthe Argentine star has seven goals in four games and has collected four wins in four games with the club managed by his compatriot Gerardo “Daddy” Martino.

He among miami is the bottom MLS Eastern Conference, but after the landing of Messi and his former teammates in the Barcelona Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba has turned into a completely different team and is now only three games away from taking the title League Cup, a new official tournament in which all MLS and Liga MX teams compete in a World Cup-like format.

This would also be the first title in his history for among miamiwhich debuted in 2020.’

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It was Inter Miami’s victory on penalties over Dallas, after a 4-4 tie.

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goals scored by Argentinian Leo Messi in four played matches defending the colors of Inter.

“Messi’s leadership on and off the field is very pronounced, especially in recent years,” he praised him. Martinoyesterday.

“The World Cup was a reflection of the leadership that (Messi) has now, which is completely different from the initial years, where he had exclusively football leadership that related to what he did on the field,” he stated, Martino.

Rival of among miami in quarters there will be a Charlotte which is the twelfth (out of a total of fifteen) in the east MLS and who won Houston Dynamo 2-1 in the round of 16 League Cup.

This team, only two years old, drew 2-2 in the group stage with Dallas (they took the extra point on penalties) and defeated Necaxa 4-1 to enter the knockout round. In the round of 16, the Charlotte defeated on penalties Blue cross (4-3) after there were no goals in 90 regular minutes.

“Charlotte is a team that creates a very strong and intense high pressure, generally forcing teams to jump lines because they cut down well,” Martino analyzed.