Inter Miami vs. Toronto FC | Leagues Cup | Match Highlights | August 8, 2024 - video Dailymotion

Inter Miami vs. Toronto FC | Leagues Cup | Match Highlights | August 8, 2024

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00:00Fort Lauderdale, Florida's Lionel Messi may still be sidelined, but Inter-Miami has

00:04reached the round of 16 in its League's Cup title defense.

00:08Messi's former Barcelona teammate Jordi Alba had four assists, Paraguayan standout

00:13Matias Rojas scored goals in each half, and Inter-Miami beat Toronto FC, 4-3, in their

00:18League's Cup match on Thursday night.

00:20Rojas, 3-foot, Paraguay Olympian Diego Gomez, 11, Uruguayan standout Luis Suarez, 20, and

00:26Rojas again, 59, scored for Inter-Miami during the match, with a smiling Messi sitting in

00:32the stands at Chase Stadium.

00:34Inter-Miami's next match during the tournament, which they won behind Messi's heroics last

00:38year, will be on the road against either the Columbus crew or Sporting Kansas City, in

00:42action on Friday.

00:44However, Inter-Miami must sharpen its play if it hopes to continue in League's Cup.

00:50Inter-Miami's sloppy play defensively allowed Toronto's Lorenzo Insigne to score on penalty

00:54kicks in the 15th and 41st minutes of the match, resulting in just a 3-2 lead for Miami

00:59at halftime.

01:01With a 4-2 lead, it appeared Toronto's Prince Owusu scored a header in the 79th minute,

01:06but the play was ruled an own goal by Inter-Miami's Noah Allen.

01:11Inter-Miami prevailed after playing down to 10 men after defender-ector David Martinez

01:15was shown a red card in the 28th minute.

01:18Thankfully, his foul was outside the penalty area, forcing Toronto to settle for a missed

01:22free-kick block by goalie Drake Callender, instead of another penalty kick.

01:27Messi missed his fifth straight match since hurting a right ankle ligament in the Copa

01:30America final on July 14, and 10th overall since Messi joined Argentina for the tournament.

01:37Inter-Miami has won eight of those matches without their star World Cup winner.

01:41The club leads all MLS teams with 53 points in the standings when league play resumes

01:46later this month.

01:48Check out these League's Cup highlights from Thursday's Inter-Miami-Toronto match.