WATCH Video: Lionel Messi nets two goals to power Inter Miami comeback to reach CONCACAF Champions Cup semis
Argentine superstar Lionel Messi netted two goals to cap off Inter Miami’s comeback 3-1 win over Los Angeles FC on Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale, sending the Herons to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
Messi’s second goal of the night, an 84th-minute penalty kick, sealed the win for Miami in the two-leg, total-goal semifinal series 3-2, rallying after LAFC earned a 1-0 home victory last week.
Los Angeles went up 2-0 on aggregate when Aaron Long scored in the ninth minute, but goals from Messi in the 35th minute and Noah Allen — off a Messi assist — in the 61st leveled the series 2-2.
Messi magic
@InterMiamiCF pulls one back. Game on in the #ChampionsCup! pic.twitter.com/AYbIzlFdSh
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) April 10, 2025
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