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The Copa America final injury was too harsh on Lionel Messi, his ankle was clearly swollen and everybody in Miami knew what was coming. As one of the best players in history, Messi is not longer as young as he used to be and he no longer recovers as fast as he did in the past. Tonight in the Leagues Cup's Round of 16, Luis Suarez was there but he was only able to his team with an assist. But the game seemed to take a great road ahead for the team in pink as they got an early lead and a late 0-2 advantage in Columbus, Ohio. Initially, Matias Rojas connected a cross from the left after the offense recovered a ball in Columbus Crew's territory.
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Inter Miami fall apart in the end
After going to the locker roomwith a 0-1 advantage, probably most of the Inter Miami players felt confident for the second half. After one hour of the game, Suarez returned a great one-two straight to Diego Gomez for the 0-2 lead with 30 minutes left on the clock. But the game was about to turn sour for the visiting team. Just 7 minutes after that Inter Miami second goal, Ramirez pulled one back for the locals that should've made the visitors look for a third goal in order to secure the victory. But that wasnt' the case. Just two minutes ed and Rossi equalized the game as the unthinkable happened, a gut punch for Inter Miami from which they did not recover.
For the next 20 minutes of the game, Columbus Crew remained on top and always creating dangerous chances to get that winning goal. If finally came from Uruguay native Diego Rossi, who was one of the best players during the second half and effectively gave the Crew a massive win that effectively eliminated one of the most popular soccer teams in the world right now. fortunately for them, they can now focus completely on the MLS and effectively win the trophy that matters the most. One thing is for certain, Lionel Messi's absence definitely had a profound impact in today's result. The CRew is set to face New York City FC at the Leagues Cup's quarterfinals.