2023 Leagues Cup: Inter Miami 4-0 Atlanta United
Lionel Messi continued his red-hot start with the South Florida side by bagging a brace that helped tie the record for biggest win in franchise history
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The dazzling Lionel Messi show continued on Tuesday night, and it helped Inter Miami match the biggest win in franchise history.
Messi bagged a brace in his first start for Inter Miami while Robert Taylor added two more goals to help Inter Miami post a convincing 4-0 victory vs. Atlanta United in the Leagues Cup at Drv Pnk Stadium. Messi’s tallies came inside of the first 22 minutes, setting the tone for a lopsided triumph that equaled the margin in the South Florida side’s 5-1 rout of FC Cincinnati on Oct. 23, 2021.
Tuesday’s victory clinched Inter Miami’s passage to the knockout rounds of the competition. La Rosanegra will host either Santos Laguna, Orlando City, or the Houston Dynamo in a Round of 32 match to be played at some point between Aug. 2-4.
Inter Miami: Lionel Messi 8’
Inter Miami: Lionel Messi (Robert Taylor) 22’
Inter Miami: Robert Taylor (Benjamin Cremaschi) 44’
Inter Miami: Robert Taylor (Lionel Messi) 53’