Inter Miami CF vs Sporting Kansas City, 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup, Round One

· 2nd Leg - Inter Miami CF advance 4-1 on aggregate

Inter Miami CF

19': Lionel Messi
45'+1': Tadeo Allende
45'+3': Luis Suárez

FT
3 - 1
2nd Leg - Inter Miami CF advance 4-1 on aggregate

Sporting Kansas City

63': Memo Rodríguez

Messi, Suarez strike to send Inter Miami to CCC round of 16

Inter Miami CF beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1 on Tuesday night to advance to the Concacaf Champions Cup round of 16 by a 4-1 aggregate final over two legs.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
6': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Tim Leibold.
9': Foul by Telasco Segovia (Inter Miami CF).
9': Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Jacob Bartlett.
12': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Tomás Avilés.
13': Foul by Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City).
13': Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF).
19': Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Sporting Kansas City 0. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
21': Foul by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
21': Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the right wing.
22': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF).
23': Foul by Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City).
23': Tadeo Allende (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Federico Redondo (Inter Miami CF).
26': Delay in match because of an injury Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City).
27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29': Attempt blocked. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zorhan Bassong.
29': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Maximiliano Falcón.
30': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Óscar Ustari.
30': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tim Leibold.
30': Attempt blocked. Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
31': Attempt blocked. Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dany Rosero.
32': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
33': Attempt saved. Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Manu García.
33': Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
33': Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Attempt blocked. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zorhan Bassong.
34': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Tomás Avilés.
36': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Telasco Segovia (Inter Miami CF).
36': Foul by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
36': Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Attempt saved. Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jake Davis.
40': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Dejan Joveljic is caught offside.
41': Delay in match because of an injury Óscar Ustari (Inter Miami CF).
42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
43': Foul by Manu García (Sporting Kansas City).
43': Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City).
45': Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Goal! Inter Miami CF 2, Sporting Kansas City 0. Tadeo Allende (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
45'+3': Goal! Inter Miami CF 3, Sporting Kansas City 0. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal.
45'+5': First Half ends, Inter Miami CF 3, Sporting Kansas City 0.
45': Second Half begins Inter Miami CF 3, Sporting Kansas City 0.
46': Attempt missed. Telasco Segovia (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
49': Foul by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
49': Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Telasco Segovia.
51': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by John Pulskamp.
53': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Dany Rosero.
55': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manu García.
57': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Noah Allen replaces Tomás Avilés.
58': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Dejan Joveljic is caught offside.
58': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. William Agada replaces Dejan Joveljic.
58': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Dániel Sallói replaces Shapi Suleymanov.
58': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Memo Rodríguez replaces Manu García.
59': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Luis Suárez is caught offside.
60': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Maximiliano Falcón.
63': Goal! Inter Miami CF 3, Sporting Kansas City 1. Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jacob Bartlett.
64': Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
64': Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF).
65': Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
67': Foul by Maximiliano Falcón (Inter Miami CF).
67': William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
69': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Benjamín Cremaschi replaces Lionel Messi.
71': Foul by Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City).
71': Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Andrew Brody replaces Jake Davis.
74': Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
74': Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the left wing.
77': Benjamín Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City).
80': Foul by William Agada (Sporting Kansas City).
80': Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Gonzalo Luján replaces Maximiliano Falcón.
81': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Ruíz replaces Sergio Busquets.
81': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Robert Taylor replaces Luis Suárez.
83': Foul by Robert Voloder (Sporting Kansas City).
83': Tadeo Allende (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Ian James replaces Dany Rosero.
84': Foul by Gonzalo Luján (Inter Miami CF).
84': William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Foul by William Agada (Sporting Kansas City).
85': Noah Allen (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Attempt blocked. Telasco Segovia (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Taylor.
87': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Memo Rodríguez.
87': Foul by Benjamín Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF).
87': Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Foul by Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF).
88': Foul by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
88': Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Federico Redondo (Inter Miami CF).
89': Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Foul by Robert Voloder (Sporting Kansas City).
90': Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. William Agada is caught offside.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tim Leibold.
90'+3': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Ian Fray.
90'+3': William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Memo Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
90'+3': Foul by Robert Taylor (Inter Miami CF).
90'+3': Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Inter Miami CF 3, Sporting Kansas City 1.
0': Match ends, Inter Miami CF 3, Sporting Kansas City 1.

Statistics

SKC		MIA
17	Fouls	12
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
7	Corner Kicks	5
1	Saves	2
49.6	Possession	50.4
11	SHOTS	6
4	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.7
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
427	Accurate Passes	445
494	Passes	517
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	0
20	Crosses	3
0.2	Cross %	0.0
41	Long Balls	61
27	Accurate Long Balls	35
0.7	Long Balls %	0.6
6	Blocked Shots	1
10	Effective Tackles	13
20	Tackles	20
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
11	Interceptions	12
5	Effective Clearances	15
5	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: Concacaf Champions Cup

Venue: Chase Stadium
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Attendance: 18,280

Line-Ups

Inter Miami CF (4-4-2)

No.	Name
19	Oscar Ustari (GK)
37	Maximiliano Falcón
6	Tomás Avilés
18	Jordi Alba
17	Ian Fray
5	Sergio Busquets
55	Federico Redondo
8	Telasco Segovia
21	Tadeo Allende
9	Luis Suárez
10	Lionel Messi

Inter Miami CF Substitutes:

Julian Gressel, Leo Afonso, Ryan Sailor, David Ruiz, Noah Allen, Héctor Martínez, Benjamin Cremaschi, Gonzalo Luján, Rocco Ríos Novo, Robert Taylor, Santiago Morales, Tyler Hall.

Sporting Kansas City (4-5-1)

No.	Name
1	John Pulskamp (GK)
4	Robert Voloder
5	Dany Rosero
14	Tim Leibold
17	Jacob Davis
21	Manu García
22	Zorhan Bassong
16	Jacob Bartlett
26	Erik Thommy
93	Shapi Suleymanov
9	Dejan Joveljic

Sporting Kansas City Substitutes:

Memo Rodríguez, Ryan Schewe, Stephen Afrifa, Ian James, Mason Toye, Logan Ndenbe, Andrew Brody, Dániel Sallói, Nemanja Radoja, William Agada.

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