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Messi and his teammates won 2 points after winning against Necaxa. |
The +2 points for a win format was eliminated in 1995 but has suddenly reappeared in the Americas. According to the rules of the 2025 Confederations Cup group stage, if the teams are tied after 90 minutes, they will have to take a penalty shootout. The winning team gets +2 points, the losing team gets +1 point.
This is also the only professional football league in the world today that applies this unique format. Inter Miami is the next team after Colombus Crew, Orlando,... to win 2 points after a match.
After the victory over Atlas, Inter Miami entered the match against Necaxa with high confidence. However, the ambition to win 3 points of coach Javier Mascherano and his team was doused with cold water in the 10th minute, when superstar Lionel Messi was injured and had to leave the field. Not stopping there, the reigning champion of the Eastern Conference also suffered a loss of personnel, when center back Joel Falcon received a direct red card in the 17th minute.
Despite the difficulties, Inter Miami still took the lead thanks to a goal from Telasco Segovia. However, Necaxa took advantage of the extra man to equalize before the end of the first half.
The drama was heightened in the second half, when Necaxa also lost a man due to a red card. In the 81st minute, the Mexican representative took the lead 2-1. It seemed that the 3 points were in hand, but Inter Miami dragged the match into a penalty shootout thanks to a goal by veteran Jordi Alba. The assist was provided by rookie Rodrigo De Paul.
In the penalty shootout, all 5 Inter Miami players successfully executed the penalty, while Badaloni, the name who brought the equalizer for Necaxa, missed the penalty, thereby making the away team only earn 1 point, while Inter Miami won 2 points to maintain their position in the top 4 teams with tickets to the knockout round.
In the final match on August 7, Inter Miami must beat UNAM Pumas to keep their hopes of advancing alive.
Source: https://znews.vn/messi-cung-dong-doi-gianh-2-diem-sau-tran-dau-ky-la-post1573803.html
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