Argentine superstar Lionel Messi scored double to help send Inter Miami CF to the 2023 Leagues Cup quarterfinals in a match against FC Dallas that ended 4-4 in regulation before netting his spot kick in the shootout.
Inter Miami beat Dallas 5-3 in a penalty shootout at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas to secure a berth in the quarterfinals of the Leagues Cup.
Messi, 36, scored Inter Miami's first and last goals in the match at FC Dallas to display another efficient performance for his club.
Dallas were on a 4-2 lead against Miami with 10 minutes left but two late goals took the match to the penalty shootout.
Messi whipped a freekick into the six-yard box but Dallas' US defender Marco Farfan scored an own goal via a header in the 80th minute to narrow the gap, 4-3.
