He Inter Miami had both happy and bitter news, just received it Toronto FC for a new MLS day. On the one hand he achieved an important 4-0 win, to stay alive in the race for the Playoffs. On the other hand, he saw how Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba were withdrawn in the first half with various physical ailments.
The former Barcelona man left the field in the first half, scoreless, and further details on the severity of his injuries are awaited. issues muscular. It is worth remembering that Inter Miami must compete for the US Open Cup Finalon Wednesday September 27 before Houston Dynamowhile 72 hours earlier he visits his classic rival, Orlando City.
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Facundo Farias scored 1-0 for Martino’s team at the end of the first phase, while in the second, Robert Taylor on two occasions and Benjamín Cremaschi In the rest, they formed the final 4-0.
How did Inter Miami vs. Toronto FC? Final score
| Equipment | 1 T | 2T | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inter Miami | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Toronto FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Objectives:
- MIA – Facundo Farías – Minute 45+2
- MIA – Robert Taylor – Minute 53
- MIA – Benjamín Cremaschi – Minute 72
- MIA – Robert Taylor – Minute 86
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Minute 90+3: Final! A 4-0 win for Inter Miami to keep their Playoff dream alive.
Minute 86: Goal Inter Miami! The fourth came and Robert Taylor did it again. The Finn appeared free on the right of the area and smashed Romero’s goal to make it 4-0.
Minute 82: Insigne on suit. Good shot by the Italian from outside the area, straight at Callender’s left post.
Minute 78: Campana had the fourth. His shot went just wide of the post after taking a deflection on the way. Toronto leaves huge spaces on defense.
Minute 72: Goal Inter Miami! Benjamín Cremaschi did it. Good assist from Taylor and better clearance from the midfielder, who had entered the game a few minutes ago.
Minute 68: More changes to the visit. Antonoglou, Sapong and Blessing by Petretta, Kerr and Coello.
Minute 64: Three changes at Inter Miami. Campana, Cremaschi and Arroyo for Martínez, Avilés and Ruiz.
Taylor’s goal for Inter Miami 2-0
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Minute 53: Goal Inter Miami! Great individual action and a diagonal shot into the net by Robert Taylor. 2 to 0.
Minute 47: Toronto close to tie. Insigne had it but Callender kept the Italian’s shot safe.
The second half has begun!
Minute 45+9: End of first half. Inter Miami wins 1-0, with a goal by Facundo Farias.
Facundo Faria’s goal for Inter Miami 1-0
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’45 Volley by Facu Farías for 1-0 😤pic.twitter.com/EWRQMDkQkd— 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐬 Argentina 🇦🇷 (@sportingnewsar) September 21, 2023
Minute 45+2: Goal Inter Miami! Facundo Farias opens the scoring for Martino’s team. Romero’s inaccurate rebound on a cross and a volley by former Colon made it 1-0.
Minute 36: Very bad news for Inter Miami. Lionel Messi retires injured. Robert Taylor takes his place. Fourth forced change of the first half.
Minute 33: The visit missed it. Osorio had a clean pass to leave Kerr in front of goal, but his assist effort was wide. Meanwhile, another injury: Jordi Alba out, Noah Allen in.
Minute 24: Second injured Toronto FC player in less than 25 minutes. Servania, who had entered just 10 minutes earlier, leaves. Enter Franco Ibarra.
Minute 22: Messi lost it! Cross from Faria and the Rosario player headed free at the far post. His forehand volley went over the crossbar.
Minute 20: Messi received inside the area, but could not open space. His shot was blocked on the way to the goal.
Minute 17: Typical action of Messi, moving from the right to the center. His left shot from outside the area found the hands of Romero.
Minute 13: Another clear situation for Josef Martínez, who stopped it from his chest in the area and took a shot that found the side netting of the visitors’ goal.
Minute 12: Miracle in the area of Inter Miami! Mistakes by Busquets and Kryvtsov at the start and Kerr failed twice in incredible fashion. Callender blocked first and after the rebound, the Canadian’s second shot hit the post.
Minute 11: Spain’s Victor Vasquez leaves Toronto injured. Enter Brandon Servania.
Minute 9: Insigne was fouled inside the area but his shot was too incomplete.
Minute 3: Josef Martínez had it! Gift from Toronto at the start and the Venezuelan failed to go face-to-face with Romero. Poor sharpness from the front.
The match begins! The curtain goes up in Miami where Messi’s side are looking to pick up 3 vital points in their goal of qualifying for the Playoffs.
The 11 selected by the Canadians to play in Miami.
Home team vs. @InterMiamiCF 👇
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— Toronto FC (@TorontoFC) September 20, 2023
With Messi as the main player, this is how Inter Miami vs. Toronto FC.
How we stack up tonight against Toronto ⬇️#MIAvTOR | 7:30 p.m. ET | #MLSSeasonPass on @AppleTV pic.twitter.com/oADol1NUji
— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) September 20, 2023
Messi declares himself a starter. Although there is no official confirmation yet, different reports state that the Flea He will start against Toronto FC after not seeing action against Atlanta United.
Inter Miami is playing again! With Lionel Messi ready to return to action, Tata Martino’s side host Toronto FC at home. The Miami side are looking to bounce back from their 5-2 loss at Atlanta without Messi last Saturday.
Inter Miami’s starting line-up
Drake Callender; DeAndre Yedlin, Tomás Avilés, Serhiy Kryvtsov, Kamal Miller, Jordi Alba; David Ruiz, Sergio Busquets, Facundo Farías? Lionel Messi and Joseph Martinez.
Possible formation of Toronto FC
Tomás Romero; Kobe Franklin, Sigurd Rosted, Michael Bradley, Raoul Petretta; Víctor Vázquez, Alonso Coello, Jonathan Osorio; Federico Bernardeschi, Deandre Kerr and Lorenzo Insigne.
How to watch Inter Miami vs. Toronto FC? Schedule, TV channel and online streaming
- Time: 5:30pm CDMX, 7:30pm ET in the United States, 8:30pm in Argentina and 1:30am in Spain
- TV channels:
- Spain: –
- USA: –
- Mexico: –
- Argentina: –
- Flow:
- Spain: MLS Season Pass on Apple TV+
- USA: MLS Season Pass on Apple TV+
- Mexico: MLS Season Pass on Apple TV+
- Argentina: MLS Season Pass on Apple TV+
