Messi returns as Inter Miami cruise into Champions Cup quarter-finals
Two more Concacaf Champions Cup ties will meet their conclusions this evening as the competition starts to move into it's business end.
Here is what has gone down so far in Kingston and Alajuela.
Cavalier 0-2 Inter Miami
Scorers: Suárez 37' (P), Messi 90+2'
While Cavalier put their best foot forward in the opening five minutes, the visitors from South Beach found their footing and took control shortly after.
They huffed and puffed for the majority of the first-half in front of the raucous Kingston crowd, but it took until a Luis Suárez penalty past the half-hour mark to open the scoring and all but put the tie to bed on aggregate.
Lionel Messi did make his return off the bench in the second-half after missing four games on the shelf for 'load management'.
And the little magician left his mark as he always does, scoring Miami's second in stoppage-time.
¡Messi sella la victoria de Inter Miami! ✨#ConcaChampionspic.twitter.com/fXNjupRL4C
— Concacaf Champions Cup (@TheChampions) March 14, 2025
Inter Miami will now turn their attention to a quarter-final showdown with MLS rivals LAFC.
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