Lionel Messi double assist, penalty kick powers Inter Miami to yet another final
Lionel Messi registered two assists and converted a penalty kick to help Inter Miami come back from a two-goal deficit and beat Cincinnati 5-4 in penalties and storm into the US Open Cup final on Wednesday night.
Sit back and enjoy Lionel Messi’s Masterclass vs Cincinnati. pic.twitter.com/tGJgmRcpca
— RAO (@pranavjrao) August 24, 2023
Messi was held scoreless for the first time since joining Inter Miami after he failed to score in the semi-final.
However, he assisted two second-half headed goals by Leonardo Campana which took the game into extra time. The match was tied 2-2 after 90 minutes.
The Argentine superstar got his first assist of the game from a free kick in the 68th minute to cut Miami’s deficit to 2-1.
It was his cross into the box, in the dying minutes of the game, that hel...