2023 Leagues Cup: Inter Miami 4-0 Charlotte FC
The South Florida side cruised to the semifinals with a lopsided victory that included a late Lionel Messi goal
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Lionel Messi was at last a bit more human with his performance on Friday, and it mattered none for an Inter Miami side that kept on rolling.
Inter Miami punched its ticket to the Leagues Cup semifinals on Friday night after cruising to a 4-0 victory over Charlotte FC at Drv Pnk Stadium. Josef Martinez scored the winner via a penalty kick 12 minutes into the game while Messi and Robert Taylor also found the back of the net for the South Florida side.
The lopsided triumph kept Inter Miami unbeaten in the tournament, and set up a midweek semifinals date with the winner of the Philadelphia Union vs. Queretaro quarterfinals match.
Inter Miami: Josef Martinez (Penalty Kick) 12’
Inter Miami: Robert Taylor (DeAndre Yedlin) 32’
Inter Miami: Adilson Malanda (Own Goal) 78’
Inter Miami: Lionel Messi (Leonardo Campana) 86’