Argentine superstar Lionel Messi and owner David Beckham’s daughter walked out onto the pitch with each side’s starting eleven ahead of Friday night’s Leagues Cup quarterfinal match between Inter Miami and Charlotte FC.
After scoring today, Leo Messi performed the Spiderman celebration!
Lionel Messi refused to take a night off after scoring seven goals in his first four games for Inter Miami. Inter Miami already had the game in hand, but Messi added the icing on the cake with another strike in a 4-0 rout of Charlotte FC.
Messi’s debut in the United States has been nothing short of electrifying, with late winners and equalizers, ridiculous free-kicks, bringing teammates into the attack, and dazzling crowds to remind everyone how much fun it can be to be the greatest player of all time.
Christian Lattanzio and Charlotte became the latest MLS team to succumb to Messi and Inter Miami’s brilliance, as a total team effort propelled the Eastern Conference’s bottom team into the League Cup semifinals. They will face either the Philadelphia Union or Queretaro in the semifinals, with a chance to advance to the finals.
Messi was less influential than usual in the first half, but this only served to create opportunities for his teammates. Josef Martinez opened the scoring in the 12th minute with a penalty, and Robert Taylor continued his own hot streak to put Inter Miami up 2-0 before halftime. Charlotte FC failed to make the necessary changes in the second half, and an own-goal put Miami up 3-0 before Messi finished it three minutes from time.