Leo Messi not enough to save Inter Miami from tough elimination in the Concacaf Champions League

JORDI ALBA ENDED UP FRUSTRATED AND SENT OFF

In a full night of errors almost of a level alevín, the Inter Miami sacked of the current edition of the Concacaf Champions Cup, and also to contest the first edition of the renewed World-wide of Clubs, in June of 2025. The team of Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Luis Suárez was surpassed widely by the Rayados of Monterrey in the morning of this Thursday, falling in the turn of the quarter-finals by 3-1.

The party left a pale image of the American group, which gave balloons in exit constantly and two of them finish in goals of the rival, even with the 1-0 coming of a frontal delivery of the goalkeeper of the Inter Miami to the forward Vázquez, the one who only had to push the balloon. The ones of Gerardo Martino insisted in going out with the balloon controlled and only finish complicating an eliminatory in which they already arrived with a disadvantage of 2-1.

The Inter Miami finish collaborating in his own elimination

The team of the exculés was one of the candidates to achieve the continental title, to the that ingresó thanks to that obtained the Leagues Cup, by the bet of the club, but could not tests of fire in front of in team experienced in this tournament, when being winning until in five occasions (2010-11,2011-12, 2012-13, 2019 and 2021). But after giving the 1-0, and not having of too many options in attack, the second time was still worse.

To the 13 minutes the leading Germán Berterame, put a golazo for the 2-0 of Monterrey from some 20 minutes, with a strong finish to the goal of the Inter Miami. In this moment, the team of Messi was forced to mark three goals to classify, highlighting that it still exists the advantage of the goal of visitor in the competition, but six minutes afterwards, Berterame assisted to Jesús Gallardo for the 3-0 and the sentence of the party.

However, still it remained a problem more for the team of Florida afterwards that Jordi Alba finished expelled after receiving the second yellow card, something that the side considered unfair, although it already was a situation that came brushing since it received the first caution. Before finishing the party, and almost like an anecdote, Messi could add an assistance when planting a free shot in the head of Diego Gómez, the one who discounted for the American team, which now will focus to 100% in the MLS in the weeks to come.