He Inter Miami of Lionel Messi fell by 2-0 before the Vancouver Whitecaps In the first leg of Concacaf Champions Cup semifinals And he will be forced to overcome the return to be played in Florida on Wednesday, April 30.
Messi and company already had to turn the previous round, when they lost in the first leg of the quarterfinals 1-0 against Los Angeles FC (LAFC) and took the ticket for the semifinals with a 3-1 in the second duel.
Brian White He scored head in the 24th minute the first goal of the game after an excellent collective play of the Canadian team, which is the leader of the West Conference at the MLS.
From the initial whistle and with Messi, Luis Suárez, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba as headlines, Inter Miami had dominated possession without great clarity in attack against well -protected WhiteCaps and fierce and sharp to go to the backlash.
With 1-0 at rest, the team that trains the Argentine Javier Mascherano continued to try in a want and I cannot constant, while the Vancouver team defended himself with nails and teeth.
But in the 85th minute, Sebastian haalter He sealed the 2-0 for Whitecaps again in a fantastic counterattack of the local team.
The winner of this tie will see the faces with the winner of the other semifinal, which dispute the UANL Tigers and the Cruz Azul (1-1) in the first leg.
