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Lionel Messi has once again excelled in American football.
Although he failed to score, the Argentine star contributed two assists in Inter Miami’s win over Cincinnati in the U.S. semifinals.
The fresh winner of the League Cup went to the final thanks to the victory recorded through penalties, 5:4, after the regular game and extra time ended in a draw, 2:2 after 90 minutes and 3:3 after 120 minutes of play.
Inter Miami even equalized the numbers in the extra minutes to allow themselves the continuations.
Leonardo Campana scored two goals for the “Pink” team, while Josef Martinez added another.
Messi did not manage to score this time during the game, but he was accurate as always from the penalty.
On the other hand, Luciano Acosta, Brandon Vazquez and Yuya Kubo scored for Cincinnati.
Thus, Leo Messi and his friends will seek the second trophy in history in just a few weeks.
In the grand final of this competition, Inter Miami will play with Houston Dynamo at “DRV PNK Stadium” on September 27.
Meanwhile, Messi’s mission is to raise his team as high as possible in the ranking of the MLS league, in the second half of the season, which will start very soon.
The Argentine has scored 10 goals in 8 games in American football.
