Monterray 3-1 Inter Miami.
Inter Miami could not come back in the second leg of the North American Champions League quarter-finals when they visited Monterray.
Previously, in the first leg, the American team did not have the service of Lionel Messi and lost 1-2. However, the Argentine star returned in the match at Estadio BBVA.
Messi was in the starting lineup with Luis Suarez, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets. With such a force, Inter Miami had no difficulty in controlling the majority of the ball. However, their remaining statistics were inferior to the home team. Coach Gerardo Martino's team only had 5 shots, with 1 shot on target. These numbers for Monterray were 17 and 9.
Messi failed to score in this match.
Messi played poorly in this match. He had a chance in the 25th minute but his shot went over the bar. After that situation, the away team had to concede a goal. Goalkeeper Drake Callender made a fatal mistake, passing the ball to Brandon Vazquez and the striker easily put the ball into the empty net.
The loss had a big impact on the morale of Inter Miami players. They had to score 3 goals to qualify for the semi-finals. That pressure caused Messi and his teammates to not play as well as expected.
In the 58th minute, German Berterame fired a powerful shot from outside the box, raising the score to 2-0. In the 64th minute, Inter Miami made a mistake when playing the ball from home. Jesus Gallardo punished them to score the third goal, thereby ending Inter Miami's hopes.
In the final minutes, the away team scored a consolation goal thanks to Diego Gomez. The match ended with a score of 3-1 in favor of the home team. Monterray won 5-2 on aggregate to advance to the semi-finals.
Result: Monterray 3-1 Inter Miami (5-2)
Score
Monterray: Vazquez (31'), Berterame (58'), Gallardo (64')
Inter Miami: Diego Gomez (64')
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