Rodríguez rankings in 89th minute to rally Monterrey previous Inter Miami in Champions Cup quarterfinal

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi remained sidelined with a hamstring damage Wednesday night time as his Inter Miami group constructed a one-goal lead towards Mexico’s Monterrey then got here unraveled in the second one half of, dropping 2-1 within the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal.

Messi, who neglected his fourth directly recreation on account of a proper hamstring damage, has no longer performed since March 13, and in addition neglected Argentina’s exhibitions remaining month towards El Salvador and Costa Rica.

It is not but transparent when the 36-year-old Messi will go back. Inter Miami and Monterrey are scheduled to play the second one leg of the quarterfinal in Mexico on April 10. Inter Miami will even play an MLS fit towards Colorado on Saturday.

“Each day he is feeling higher. It could were an excessive amount of of a possibility nowadays,” Inter Miami trainer Gerardo “Tata” Martino mentioned thru an interpreter after the fit. He added that Messi will proceed to be game-to-game.

Monterrey’s Jorge Rodríguez broke a 1-1 tie within the 89th minute Wednesday when he despatched a shot into the highest proper nook previous goalkeeper Drake Callender after a sloppy go via Miami’s Diego Gómez, spoiling a robust first half of from Inter Miami in its hardest fit of the season.

Tomas Avilés tapped in Miami’s handiest target off a nook kick via Julian Gressel within the nineteenth minute. It used to be the 19-year-old Avilés’ first target of the season and got here right through a stout first-half defensive effort that held Monterrey at bay.

However Inter Miami got here unraveled after David Ruíz won a 2nd yellow card and used to be despatched off for useless touch within the sixty fifth minute. Miami performed the overall 25 mins of the fit down a person.

Monterrey temporarily took benefit, tying the rating lower than 5 mins afterward a target from Maximiliano Meza, who shot previous Callender on a 2nd try after a nook kick via Sergio Canales.

“The very first thing is that we didn’t have sufficient legs to do the remaining 20 mins,” Martino mentioned. “And enjoying towards a group like Monterrey, it’s important to be in superb bodily form. … It appeared that we had been going to have moments within the recreation by which we might be ruled, we didn’t endure it up to I believed, but if it’s important to do the remaining 20 mins with one participant brief, that become an issue.”

Callender had seven saves, whilst Monterrey’s Esteban Andrada had one.

Miami’s Robert Taylor left with an damage after happening and grabbing his leg in ache within the thirty sixth minute.

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