FORT LAUDERDALE — Matias Rojas scored twice and Jordi Alba had four assists as defending-champion Inter Miami, despite having a player sent off in the 28th minute, hung on to defeat Toronto FC 4-3 in round-of-32 Leagues Cup play Thursday.
While there was no Lionel Messi, the game had pretty much everything else. The first half featured five goals, a red card and three penalties, one of which was downgraded to a free kick after video review.
Miami will play at either MLS champion Columbus or Sporting Kansas City, who play Friday in the Ohio capital, on Monday or Tuesday in the round of 16. Miami goalkeeper Drake Callender made a diving save in the 85th minute of a Kevin Long shot to preserve the win. Federico Redondo, with the Toronto defence in disarray, hit the goalpost in the 87th minute.
The Toronto defence was breached again in the 10th minute but Gomez fired just wide. The Paraguayan made no mistake a minute later, taking a pass from Alba and beating Johnson with a shot from just outside the penalty box. The referee initially pointed to the penalty spot but the decision was changed to a free kick on the edge of the box with Callender saving Insigne's cheeky set-piece chip.
The Leagues Cup features 47 teams, 29 from Major League Soccer and 18 from Mexico's Liga MX — as well as a prize pool of US$40 million with US$2 million going to the winner. There are also three berths in the CONCACAF Champions Cup up for grabs.
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