In the first leg on April 4, Messi did not play and Inter Miami lost 1-2. Messi has been injured since mid-March and has missed many of Inter Miami's previous matches. The 36-year-old superstar sat in the stands, watching his teammates' performances and expressed his disappointment many times.
Despite playing at home, Inter Miami was outplayed by their opponents. It took a lot of luck for the home team to find the opening goal in the 19th minute. Taking advantage of a corner kick from a teammate, the ball unexpectedly fell to Aviles and the Argentine player made a tricky tap-in, breaking the deadlock.
However, Inter Miami's efforts were in vain when in the second half, midfielder David Ruiz received a straight red card for a foul from behind on Monterrey's Maximiliano Meza. Taking advantage of the advantage of having more players, the away team increased the pressure and in the 69th minute, Maximiliano Meza himself helped Monterrey equalize 1-1.
The disastrous day for Inter Miami's defense did not stop there. In the 89th minute, Inter Miami's defenders made another mistake when they lost the ball in front of the penalty area, creating an opportunity for Jorge Rodriguez to shoot into the top corner, defeating goalkeeper Drake Callender, sealing a 2-1 victory for Monterrey.
Messi was disappointed when he saw his teammates lose the match.
The second leg of the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup 2024 will take place at 9:30 a.m. on April 11, 2024. Coach Tata Martino revealed that Messi will also return to play in the upcoming match. Previously, the Argentine player returned to the Inter Miami squad in the match against Colorado Rapids in the MLS on April 7. Messi also immediately left his mark with a goal in the 58th minute.
Messi's physical condition is now very good and he is expected to play from the start. In the heat of the second leg of the quarter-final, the Estadio BBVA (Mexico) with a capacity of more than 53,000 seats was sold out early.
To prepare for this match, Messi and Inter Miami FC also arrived in Mexico. On the way from the airport to the hotel in the center of Monterrey, hundreds of Mexican fans poured into the streets to welcome Messi and Inter Miami FC. This image is far from the previous statements criticizing Messi's absence.
Messi is expected to return for the second leg. This match will also be broadcast live on TV360.
The winner of the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup will qualify for the 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup. They will join the previous winners of Club Leon (2023), Seattle Sounders FC (2022) and CF Monterrey (2021) as the four representatives of the COCACAF region at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States, which will feature 32 teams from all continents around the world. With stars like Messi, Sergio Busquets, Luis Suarez, Jordi Alba, Inter Miami are keen to win this tournament.
In addition to Inter Miami vs Monterrey, CONCACAF Champions Cup 2024 has many attractive matches
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