Leagues Cup semifinal: Inter Miami beat Philadelphia Union 4-1. Lionel Messi score goals

Leagues Cup semifinal: Inter Miami beat Philadelphia Union 4-1, Lionel Messi score goals

Lionel Messi keeps scoring goals with his stellar performance and Inter Miami keeps winning games.

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Inter Miami secured a 4–1 victory over Philadelphia Union in the League Cup semi-final match.

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Lionel Messi produced a brilliant performance to win over Philadelphia Union in the League Cup semi-final match on Tuesday.

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Inter Miami's Joseph Martinez scored three minutes into the match to give Philadelphia Union a 1–0 lead.

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In the 20th minute, Messi scored with his left foot from long range and Jordi Alba scored just before half-time.

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19-year-old David Ruiz scored an 84th-minute goal to give Inter Miami a 4–1 win over Philadelphia Union.

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Lionel Messi's team Inter Miami reached Saturday's League Cup final against Nashville SC.

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Philly had lost just one of its last 41 contests at its home pitch at Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania, before Tuesday's game.

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