Miami International, a major league team that tasted the sweetness from signing Messi, signed Uruguayan striker Suarez before the start of this season, which further improved the team's combat effectiveness, but in the game where Messi missed the game due to injury, Suarez, who had reached the end of his career, was still unable to lead the team to soar, US Champions League Cup 1/ In the first leg of the 4th finals, Miami International was the first to score at home, and was reversed by the Mexican team Monterrey, the second leg of the match day was played, compared with the first leg, Miami International's biggest change is to welcome back Messi who has returned from injury, which is why many fans are optimistic that they can stage a counterattack away from home! However, Messi's presence in this game was not strong, and he did not pose much threat to the home team, and Miami International's defense was full of holes, and finally let Monterrey, who was fighting at home, win 3-1 and advance 5-2 in two legs!
In order to be able to advance to the next round, this game Miami International played all the main players away from home, in a 3-5-2 system, Messi and Suarez partnered with two strikers, and the midfield was dominated by Busquets and Alba.
In order to close the score difference as soon as possible, Inter Miami firmly controlled the ball at their feet as soon as they came up, while Monterrey played very wisely, focusing more on the defensive end, using more efficient defensive counterattacks at home to deal with the opponent, and in the 7th minute they completed a very dangerous attack, Medina's header in the small box was saved by Callender.
In the 14th minute, Monterrey made a comeback, Betram opened his bow at the front of the big penalty area, and fired a long-range shot of extremely high quality, but still did not break through Callender's ten fingers, and Miami International, who was fighting away, did not complete the first threatening attack until the 24th minute, but unfortunately Messi received the ball from his teammates in the penalty area, and the volley was directly put into the anti-aircraft gun, helping the home team complete a clearance.
Miami goalkeeper Callender, who had been brave in the first half hour, made a fatal mistake in the 31st minute, and his pass was directly tackled by Monterrey's aggressive player Basque, who calmly shook Callender with a feint and easily pushed it to give Monterrey a 1-0 lead.
After returning to the field, Inter Miami, who was unwilling to be eliminated, obviously accelerated the tempo, wanting to narrow the gap as soon as possible, but the heavy pressure made the already weak defense full of holes, and in the 58th minute, after Bertram won the ball at the edge of the penalty area, shook off the defenders, and a long-range shot helped Monterrey extend the advantage to 2 goals.
Six minutes later, Inter Miami's backline made another mistake and the ball went straight to the Monterrey player, who then fell to Aguirre, who then sent in a 45° cross that was headed in by an unmarked Gallardo in the box to make it 3-0.
In the following time, Monterrey still had the opportunity to extend their lead, but unfortunately they did not take it, and Inter Miami was sent off after Alba lost two yellow cards in a row, and Messi assisted Gomez to score a face-saving goal, but was unable to prevent the 2-5 defeat.