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.
2025 Leagues Cup
7-6
Penalty Shootout
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