Just days after winning his first trophy with Inter Miami, Lionel Messi is already just two wins away from a second.
Messi, who helped Inter Miami win the Leagues Cup via a penalty shootout victory over Nashville SC in Saturday’s final, now moves onto another cup competition. FC Cincinnati awaits Inter Miami on Wednesday in the U.S. Open Cup semifinal.
Messi, along with ex-Barcelona teammates Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets, will jump into Open Cup play after Inter Miami reached the last four prior to the trio’s arrival.
In FC Cincinnati, Inter Miami will face a strong, but wounded opponent.
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FC Cincinnati has the best record in MLS, but their return to league play over the weekend did not go to plan.
The Columbus Crew are no slouch, but thrashing their “Hell Is Real” derby rivals 3-0 was not expected on Sunday. Not to mention, the Orange and Blue were knocked out by Nashville SC in the Leagues Cup round of 32 prior to that.
A betting man would guess FC Cincinnati regroups and brings a better game against Inter Miami. But enough to hand Messi & Co. their first defeat? That may be a hard wager to place.
Here is everything you need to know to catch all the action:
Inter Miami vs. FC Cincinnati (U.S. Open Cup)
- When: Wednesday, August 23
- Where: TQL Stadium (Cincinnati)
- Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
- Channel/streaming: Paramount+
Leagues Cup Starting Lineups
Inter Miami possible lineup:
Callender, Yedlin, Miller, Kryvtsov, Alba, Arroyo, Busquets, Cremaschi, Messi, Martinez, Taylor
FC Cincinnati possible lineup:
Celentano, Gaddis, Miazga, Hagglund, Arias, Moreno, Nwobodo, Powell, Acosta, Vazquez, Boupendza
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