Inter Miami CF edged Mexican side Necaxa 7-6 on penalties after a 2-2 draw in regulation time, securing 2 crucial points in their Leagues Cup Group Stage clash.
Match Report
In a dramatic Leagues Cup Matchday 2 group stage encounter, Inter Miami overcame Lionel Messi's 11th-minute injury exit to edge Necaxa 7-6 on penalties after a 2-2 stalemate. Rodolfo Segovia broke the deadlock with a 33rd-minute header for Miami, only for Ricardo Monreal to equalize for the Mexican side in the 57th minute. Fernando Badaloni then put Necaxa ahead via a 72nd-minute rebound, but Jordi Alba's 89th-minute volley forced penalties. Miami converted all five spot-kicks in the shootout while Drake Callender's clutch save secured the 5-4 shootout victory (7-6 aggregate), earning the Herons two crucial group points.
Match Events
0' Penalty Goal! Inter Miami CF 7-6 Necaxa (Jordi Alba)
0' The match is about to start!
11' Highlight from Inter Miami CF vs Necaxa
12' GOAL! Inter Miami CF 1-0 Necaxa (Telasco Segovia)
18' Red Card! Maximiliano Falcón sent off
33' GOAL! Inter Miami CF 1-1 Necaxa (Tomás Badaloni)
49' Highlight from Inter Miami CF vs Necaxa
53' Match Event for Inter Miami CF vs Necaxa
57' Highlight from Inter Miami CF vs Necaxa
60' Red Card! Cristian Calderón sent off
66' Match Event for Inter Miami CF vs Necaxa
81' GOAL! Inter Miami CF 1-2 Necaxa (Ricardo Monreal)
82' Match Event for Inter Miami CF vs Necaxa
92' GOAL! Inter Miami CF 2-2 Necaxa (Jordi Alba)
Line-ups
Inter Miami CF XI: Messi, Suarez, Alba, Busquets, De Paul, Maximiliano Falcón, Marcelo Weigandt, Rocco Ríos Novo, Telasco Segovia, Tadeo Allende, Noah Allen
Subs: William Yarbrough, Fafà Picault, Gonzalo Luján, Ian Fray, David Ruíz, Federico Redondo, Baltasar Rodríguez, Benja Cremaschi, Tomás Avilés, Santiago Morales, Yannick Bright
Necaxa XI: Diego de Buen, Ezequiel Unsain, Agustín Palavecino, Alexis Peña, Cristian Calderón, Díber Cambindo, José Rodríguez, Raúl Sánchez, Tomás Badaloni, Kevin Rosero, Tomás Jacob
Subs: Ricardo Monreal, Alejandro Andrade, Pável Pérez, Jesús Alcántar, Emilio Martínez, Johan Rojas, Diego Gómez, Rogelio Cortéz, Luis Jiménez, Franco Rossano, Joshua Alejandro Palacios Pulido, castaneda edgar
Ayjazz1997
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The Real bodyguard save his master Home 🏡 when he is not at home Show some ❤️ to De Paul 💓💓 2 assist what a master class
itz_me_ojei
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🎙️ Rodrigo De Paul 🇦🇷 on Messi’s injury: “I can’t even describe how I felt when I saw him go down. Messi isn’t just a player — he’s the soul of the team, the soul of football. It felt like time stopped. I looked at the coach’s face and saw the same fear we all had. No one wants to see Messi hurt — everyone wants him on the pitch, where he belongs, making magic. At half-time, I rushed to him in the dressing room and asked, ‘Leo, how are you?’ He looked at me with that calm expression and said, ‘Don’t worry, Rodri… just some discomfort in the thigh. Nothing serious.’ Now, all we want is for him to come back quickly. Football isn’t the same without Messi. We want him healthy, we want him happy — because when he’s happy, the impossible becomes reality.”
Carolo
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You can find every gif of nice goals here: http://www.goalgif.xyz/v2/live/matchGifs?match_id=54136695&language=en
Nam_So
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Get well soon 🐐. Inter Miami never gave up and ended up earning 2 points. Great stuff
itz_me_ojei
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Mascherano 🗣: "Messi felt a slight pain. We don't know yet how serious it is. Tests will be conducted in the coming days."
itz_me_ojei
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Mascherano 🗣: "Leo felt discomfort in his hamstring, and until tomorrow we won't know the extent of the injury. There's definitely something wrong, but it might not be too serious because he wasn't in severe pain. Messi just felt discomfort, which is why he left the match."
YoungboiTumble
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He was even injured before going to the game per close sources but boss will always be boss get well soon 🐐 🙏