Inter Miami lost the US Open Cup final to the Houston Dynamo without Messi.
Major League Soccer (MLS) club Inter Miami lost to the Houston Dynamo in the US Open Cup final. This was reported by a Lenta.ru correspondent.
The meeting took place in Fort Lauderdale and ended with a score of 2:1 in favor of the guests. For the Houston Dynamo, Griffin Dorsey scored in the 24th minute of the game and Amin Bassi, who converted a penalty in the 33rd minute. The hosts’ only goal was scored by Josef Martinez in added time to the second half.
Inter Miami’s Argentine striker Lionel Messi did not take part in the match. Earlier, the team’s head coach Gerardo Martino said that the forward would miss the match if his old injury continued to bother him.
36-year-old Messi joined the Inter Miami squad on July 15. His contract with the club runs until the end of the 2024/2025 season. In four MLS appearances for the team, he scored one goal and made two assists.
Since 2021, the Argentine has played for Paris Saint-Germain. His contract with the Parisians ran until June 2023 with an option to extend for one season. Before this, the forward played for Barcelona. As a member of the Catalans, he won the Spanish Championship ten times and won the Champions League four times.
Source: Lenta
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