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Lionel Messi raised his shoulders on the temperatures below zero to score the only goal while Idé Miami beat Sporting Kansas City 1-0 in his confrontation of the CONCACAF Champions Cup at CONCACAF Chapions on Wednesday on Wednesday. Messi struck in the 56th minute to Children’s Mercy Park, showing superb individual competence before raping a weak corner shot in front of the sports goalkeeper John Pulskamp. Victory gives the Inter a precious goal outside as they try to secure their passage in the last 16 next Tuesday in Florida. Wednesday’s match in Kansas City had been postponed by 24 hours after a storm of the Arctic denounced several inches of snow in the region while sending temperatures in falling to almost records.
Despite the reproduction, there was no relaxation of freezing conditions, the temperature at the start plunging at less than 17 degrees Celsius (one degree fahrenheit).
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– Inter Miami CF (@intermiamicf) February 20, 2025
The Argentinian superstar Messi and its internal teammates went to the field with gloves and neck warming, with several players from the two teams wearing full length leggings to fight the cold.
Kansas City finished near the foot of the western conference of Major League Soccer last season, winning only eight of their 34 regular season games – in contrast with Miami, who exceeded the Eastern Conference with a record 74 points after winning 22 games.
Miami’s technical superiority was obvious for long periods of the first half, Luis Suarez was approaching the opening of the scoring in the eighth minute with a shot that turned just at the post.
Suarez got closer again after 35 minutes, his shot on the edge of the whistling area right next to the post.
The breakthrough for Miami finally arrived at the start of the second half.
The former teammate of Barcelona de Messi, Sergio Busquets, launched a transverse pass in the area that found the Argentinian playmaker.
The 37 -year -old superstar checked the ball on her chest before a brilliant touch takes him wide from the Kansas City midfielder, Erik Thommy, creating a low shot through the goal in the most corner distant.
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