Inter Miami vs Charlotte FC score, result, highlights as Lionel Messi scores in rout to snag Leagues Cup semifinal
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With seven goals in his first four games for Inter Miami, Lionel Messi refused to take a night off. Inter Miami already had the game in hand, but Messi continued his white-hot ways by putting the cherry on top with another strike in a 4-0 romp over Charlotte FC.
Messi's introduction to life in the U.S. has been nothing short of electric, scoring late winners and equalizers, bagging 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 side to fall victim to Messi and Inter Miami's brilliance, as a total team effort put the Eastern Conference's last-placed team into the Leagues Cup semifinals. They will match up against either Philadelphia Union or Queretaro with a chance to reach the final.
Messi was less influential than usual in the opening half, but all that did as create openings for his teammates. Josef Martinez got the game started with a penalty in the 12th minute, and Robert Taylor continued his own hot streak to put Inter Miami up 2-0 before halftime. In the second half, Charlotte FC failed to make the necessary changes and an own-goal put Miami 3-0 up, before Messi finished it off three minutes from full-time.
The Sporting News followed the Inter Miami vs Charlotte FC match live, providing score updates, commentary and highlights as they happened.
