Lionel Messi scored once again in the Concacaf Champions Cup as the Herons advanced to the round of 16.
Inter Miami dominated Sporting Kansas City in the second leg of their Concacaf Champions Cup clash advancing to the next round of the competition. Lionel Messi's goal from the first leg separated both sides when things got underway at Chase Stadium.
It only took the legend 19 minutes in the second leg to score with a wonderful left-footed volley.Creeping in from the edge of the box, Messi was unmarked when Luis Suarez floated a ball to him. After a touch of control and a bounce, Messi volleyed home the strike at the near post sending the Herons fans into a frenzy. Miami put comfortable distance between their opponent in first half stoppage time through Allende and Suarez. Memo Rodriguez's goal in the second half for Kansas City was nothing more than a consolation prize. JOIN SI SOCCER'S INTER MIAMI WHATSAPP COMMUNITY - GET ALL THE LATEST NEWS AND ANALYSIS STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONEMax Mallow is an editor for Sports Illustrated Soccer. Somehow, he has just enough time every matchday to tweet when an Arsenal player scores a goal.
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