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Dallas vs Inter Miami LIVE: Lionel Messi plays his first road game in the US as he starts alongside Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba in Leagues Cup last-16 knockout game
Follow all the action from Lionel Messi latest game for Inter Miami as the team faces Dallas in the last-16 of the Leagues Cup.
Teams have walked out onto the pitch and are ready for this to get underway
The fans in Frisco are gathered to watch this spectacle as the heat beats down on all of them in Lionel Messi’s first away match
Let’s talk about the weather…
It’s currently 98°F in Frisco and with 32% humidity, it feels like 101°F (about 40°C) so there will be at least one hydration break per half. It will stay in the 90s throughout the match tonight.
It’s the home away from home for Inter Miami
Many Messi fans have packed the stands on what is an absolute scorcher of a day
HOW THEY GOT HERE: Inter Miami CF
Well, there’s one big reason (or rather, a little reason) why they’re here and it’s this guy they just got that you may not have heard of named Lionel Andres Messi.
In his first appearance with the club, Messi scored a worldie of a free kick to down Cruz Azul – then followed that up with a brace against Eastern Conference foes Atlanta United.
Messi got two more goals against fellow Floridians Orlando City – bringing his total up to five goals in three matches in the United States.
Praise should also be heaped onto Finnish star Robert Taylor – who managed three goals and two assists for himself in three starts.
HOW THEY GOT HERE: FC Dallas
After drawing their first game against Charlotte FC – earning a sole point – Dallas scored early on in what became a 3-0 win over Necaxa.
In the Round of 32 against Liga MX side Mazatlan, Dallas traded goals via a penalty in the 48th minute for FCD followed by a 57′ strike from Mazatlan.
But substitute Eugene Ansah saved the day for the Hoops to set up this matchup tonight.
Miami are off the bus and in Frisco, Texas
Messi & Co. have arrived for their Round of 16 matchup
Miami have arrived in Dallas
Defender Kamal Miller has described the environment in the Dallas suburb of Frisco as ‘like an oven’ but adds that ‘being [from] Florida helps a bit more’
INTER MIAMI STARTING XI
DEF: DeAndre Yedlin, Serhiy Kryvtsov, Kamal Miller, Jordi Alba
MID: Dixon Arroyo, Sergio Busquets, Diego Gomez
ATT: Lionel Messi, Josef Martinez, Robert Taylor
FC DALLAS STARTING XI
DEF: Geovane Jesus, Sebastien Ibeagha, Nkosi Tafari, Marco Farfan
MID: Sebastian Lletget, Facundo Quignon, Alan Velasco
ATT: Bernard Kamungo, Jesus Ferreira, Jader Obrian
Hello and welcome to MailSport’s live coverage of the Round of 16 of the Leagues Cup
Today will see a battle of MLS sides as Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami travels deep in the heart of Texas to take on FC Dallas
