He Messi’s debut inside this Inter Miami It was absolutely from a movie that not even Netflix dared to produce: the Argentine crack He made his debut with a free kick goal to win at the last minute, taking his first win Inter Miami 2-1 against Cruz Azulat home, in the opening match of the Leagues Cup 2023.
The team from 10 started winning in the first half, with a goal from Robert Taylor near the end. La Máquina Cementera, who had many shots on target but were ineffective, managed to equalize with a goal from Uriel Aduna. However, in the last action of the match, when it seemed that everything was going to penalties, it was possible to see the magic of Lionel Messi with a sensational free kick which gave victory to Inter Miami, after six games in which he added only three draws and as many defeats.
Three points in our first @LeaguesCup match ✅ pic.twitter.com/NnX7ggyAMT
— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) July 22, 2023
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How was Inter Miami vs. Blue Cross? Final score
| Equipment | 1 T | 2T | Final |
| Inter Miami | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Blue Cross | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Objectives:
- INT – R. Taylor – Min. 43
- CZA – U. Antuna – Min. 64
- INT – L. Messi – Min. 90+3.
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Match finished: Inter Miami beat Cruz Azul 2-1.
Minute 90+3: Goal of Inter Miami! Messi perfectly finished a free kick in the last game, impossible for Gudino to stop, and gave his team the victory.
MINUTE 94
THE WORLD CHAMPION HAS APPEARED 🇦🇷🐐
GOAL BY MESSI!!! 🔥pic.twitter.com/5LS6i8I4Sc
— Sportingnewsar Argentina 🇦🇷 (@sportingnewsar) July 22, 2023
90 minutes. Two minutes added.
Minute 89. The whole stadium stood before the chance created by Messi on a wall with Martinez, but it was all ruled out for offside.
Minute 87. Great save by Callender, which prevents Cruz Azul’s goal.
minute 83. Shot by Escobar that goes close to the frame.
81 minutes. Robbing Lotti who goes individual and takes a low shot that is stopped by Callender.
Minute 77. Changes to Cruz Azul. Carlos Rodríguez and Moisés leave and Cristian Tabó and Augusto Lotti enter.
minute 75. Great volley from Taylor on the edge of the box that goes over the arc.
Minute 73. Change at Inter Miami. Kamal Miller leaves and Christopher McVey enters.
Minute 71. Messi’s shot from outside the area but it goes to a defender and Gudino grabs it easily.
Minute 64. Cruz Azul’s goal! Received by Aduna in the area, who turns and finishes with a right foot in an excellent play to get the equalizer on the scoreboard.
minute 63. Substitution for Cruz Azul, leaving Cabido up front for Kevin Castano.
Minute 61. Busquets loses it in the middle and on a counter by little Moise he places. His shot went wide of the goal.
Minute 57. The Brazilian Moise loses it in the area in response to the local goalkeeper.
Minute 55. Powerful shot from outside the area by Rivero that goes close to the arch of Callender.
Minute 53. Lionel Messi makes his appearance on the pitch, coming on for Benjamin Kremaski and blowing up the DRV Pink Stadium. Sergio Busquets and Josef Martínez also come on, for Leonardo Campana and David Ruíz.
50 minutes. The Inter bench warms up and everyone applauds Messi.
minute 45. Get the ball rolling again in Fort Lauderdale!
Leads by one at halftime#CAZvMIA | 📺Live broadcast #MLSSeasonPass on @AppleTV: https://t.co/BLk3i7yxXf pic.twitter.com/kSxoOeB5TJ
— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) July 22, 2023
minute 45+5. The first half ends with a local advantage on the board!
minute 45. The referee adds five points.
Minute 43 Goal of Inter Miami! Robert Taylor makes an individual move in which he comes in from the side of the left area, cuts to the right and finishes to put the home side ahead.
Minute 37. Yellow card to Dixon Arroyo.
minute 32. Dangerous free kick for Inter Miami that ends with a header by Cabana, but the ball is caught by Gudino.
Minute 29. Change at Inter Miami. Ian Frey leaves and Noah Allen enters. Also at Cruz Azul: Rodrigo Huesca (injured) makes way for Juan Escobar.
minute 26. Ian Frey is being treated on the field after suffering a serious game-stopping injury.
24 minutes. Against Inter which ends with a Robinson shot but Gudino parries with his fists.
22 minutes. Cruz Azul easily recovers the ball and complicates Inter when pressing, especially on the wings.
minute 18. Rotodi tries with a shot from the corner of the area, Callender rebounds and the defense completes.
12 minutes. Another error at the start of Inter (inaccurate partly due to nerves), which Cabido misses.
minute 9. Cruz Azul misses it – Rotodi’s shot falls to Calender’s left upright, leaving the rebound to Cabido, but the empty-netted Cabido sends it over the crossbar.
minute 8. Good steal by Taylor who quickly passes it to Leo Campana who shoots but doesn’t go very far so Gudino takes the ball.
minute 5. First change in which the ball is in the possession of Cruz Azul and the proof is another shot, this time, by Uriel Aduna that goes close to the Miami goal.
minute 3. Dangerous against the Mexicans that ended with a shot from Jose Ignacio Rivero, but Callender actually responded in a good way.
minute 2. First dangerous game in which Carlos Rotodi sent a cross into the area in search of Cabido, but it was ruled out for offside.
Minute 1. Drop the ball on DVR Pink Stadium! Inter Miami and Cruz Azul are chasing the first three points in the League Cup.
Two minutes from kick-off. The teams leave the pitch. First Cruz Azul and later Inter.
Five minutes from kick-off. Singer Becky G sang the notes of the United States national anthem.
Cruz Azul have also confirmed their starting line-up: Colombia’s Willer Ditta, recently incorporated from Argentina, has not played since the start.
📋 This is how Messi’s opponent comes out!
The 11 of @Galazios Stavros to play before @InterMiamiCF with @LeaguesCup pic.twitter.com/jlSYKPE495
— Sportingnewsar Argentina 🇦🇷 (@sportingnewsar) July 21, 2023
Inter Miami starting line-up confirmed: Messi and Busquets appear as substitutes.
🚨 REPLACEMENT MESSI
📋 Somehow Inter Miami vs. Blue Cross
▫️ Busquets, also in the bank
📷 @InterMiamiCF pic.twitter.com/etfrA0zPaZ
— Sportingnewsar Argentina 🇦🇷 (@sportingnewsar) July 21, 2023
Celebrities are present: Not even Kim Kardashian wants to miss Lionel Messi’s debut in Miami.
🎥 That’s how it came @Kim Kardashianaccompanied by Tristan Thompson 👀#InterMiamiCF | #LeaguesCup2023 pic.twitter.com/KRq7lYRvNE
— Sportingnewsar Argentina 🇦🇷 (@sportingnewsar) July 21, 2023
The teams are already warming up on the fieldbut neither Messi nor Busquets they are doing right now.
A selfie, a signature, whatever. Everyone is waiting for Messi and many dream of a memory of him in every way.
MID-MONTH OPERATION 🐐
“I’ve been watching you since I was 3”, what’s it like growing up with Leo 🥹
🎥 @ernalega91#InterMiamiCF | #LeaguesCup pic.twitter.com/v7AEHeUeJC
— Sportingnewsar Argentina 🇦🇷 (@sportingnewsar) July 21, 2023
Reach. Waving and smiling, Lionel Messi is at the DRV PNK Stadium. Less and less until the debut in his new home.
HELLO, I’M LEO
He arrives with his bag under his arm and his team mate 🧉 Messi is happy 🐐#InterMiamiCF pic.twitter.com/Fk8Xf54HMv
— Sportingnewsar Argentina 🇦🇷 (@sportingnewsar) July 21, 2023
The smile of 10 🐐🩷
📷@MLS#Mesi📃 | #InterMiamiCF | #LeaguesCup pic.twitter.com/TlyUZokq3O
— Sportingnewsar Argentina 🇦🇷 (@sportingnewsar) July 21, 2023
Maradona, present in Miami. A Neapolitan pizza truck has the image of the star and what does the song say? “And we can see Diego, in heaven, with Don Diego and La Tota, encouraging Lionel.”
IT WAS DIEGO! 😍
Diego Maradona’s image on a food truck around the DRV PNK stadium in Miami
📷 @ernalega91 #Mesi📃 pic.twitter.com/ULTYGyo7TW
— Sportingnewsar Argentina 🇦🇷 (@sportingnewsar) July 21, 2023
Watch out, ahead is the Machine. The people who came to support Cruz Azul say they are present and very confident.
To get into the mood…
Cruz Azul fans are people of FAITH! 🙏
🎥 @ernalega91#Mesi📃 | #InterMiamiCF | #LeaguesCup pic.twitter.com/ht2bEtSpju
— Sportingnewsar Argentina 🇦🇷 (@sportingnewsar) July 21, 2023
everyone loves her. We’re not lying, are we? Check out the line up to buy Inter Miami Messi jerseys around the stadium.
Almost two hours after its debut #Mesithis is the line to buy Inter Miami’s Leo 10 at DRV PNK Stadium Surroundings
🎥 @ernalega91 pic.twitter.com/1MWzalsG7a
— Sportingnewsar Argentina 🇦🇷 (@sportingnewsar) July 21, 2023
pink and black. There are headlines, visits, but all with Messi’s 10. Lionel’s shirt is the most sought after in the world and fans coming to the stadium today can get theirs.
🔜 🐐 In view of Inter Miami vs. Cruz Azul, Messi’s 10 has already been sold
💵 How much is it?
🩷 Pink: $185
⚫️ Black: $199📷 @ernalega91 pic.twitter.com/3t8kvzlVVR
— Sportingnewsar Argentina 🇦🇷 (@sportingnewsar) July 21, 2023
stage set. Everything ready and perfect at the DRV PNK Stadium for the first date of the Leagues Cup For Messi’s debut at Inter Miami!
In hours, this green will know FUBOL 🐐#Mesi📃 #InterMiamiCF pic.twitter.com/0g5i0D4Ayi
— Sportingnewsar Argentina 🇦🇷 (@sportingnewsar) July 21, 2023
Welcome to DRV PNK Stadium! The day has arrived for Lionel Messi’s debut at Inter Miami. Those from Florida host Cruz Azul at home for the opening day of the 2023 Leagues Cup.
Inter Miami formation
Drake Callender; Ian Fray, Serhiy Kryvtsov, Kamal Miller, DeAndre Yedlin; Robert Taylor; Benjamin Cremaschi, Dixon Arroyo, David Ruiz, Robbie Robinson; Leonardo Cabana.
Blue Cross formation
Andres Gudiño; Rodrigo Huescas, Carlos Salcedo, Rafael Guerrero, Ignacio Rivero; Carlos Rodriguez, Jesus Duenas; Uriel Antuna, Moisés, Carlos Rotondi; Diber change.
How and where to watch Inter Miami vs. Blue Cross? Leagues Cup match schedule, TV channel and online stream
- Day: Friday July 21st.
- Time: 6:00 p.m. CDMX, 8:00 p.m. Eastern United States, 9:00 p.m. Argentina and 2:00 A.M. Spain (Saturday).
- TV channel:
- Spain: –
- USA: Univision | TUDN
- Mexico: Channel 5 or 9, TV Azteca
- Argentina: –
- Flow:
- Spain: MLS Season Pass on Apple TV+
- USA: MLS Season Pass on Apple TV+, Fubo
- Mexico: MLS Season Pass on Apple TV+, ViX+
- Argentina: MLS Season Pass on Apple TV+
