Messi's dependency took its toll: Inter Miami loses the Open Cup final against Houston Dynamo with the Argentine in the stands [Videos]

Inter Miami could not overcome the absence of Leo Messi due to injury and ended up losing the Open Cup final against the Houston Dynamo by a score of 1-2, thus missing the opportunity to win the second title in its history after the Leagues Cup won in mid-August.

The coaching staff of the ‘Rosado’ team led by coach Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino, kept his word and waited until the last moment to find out if Messi could see action in this important match, however, he ended up being relegated to the stands. where he had to watch his team fall without being able to do anything to prevent it.

The Dynamo opened the scoring in the 24th minute through Griffin Dorsey, who overflowed the right side of the field to get into the rival area and, after receiving a pass from Artur, finished like a power towards the goal, leaving the player with no chance to react. Inter goalkeeper, Drake Callender.

About eight minutes later, Miami winger DeAndre Yedlin committed a foul in the area on Colombian Nelson Quiñones, which gave the Houston team the opportunity to extend its lead with a goal from the eleven steps converted by Amine Bassi, to go to half-time with the score 0-2.

For the second half, Inter Miami took over possession of the ball, but this did not mean that they dominated the game, and the visiting team managed to generate more dangerous chances, although without being able to do any damage.

Already in the twilight of the match, the ‘pink’ team managed to reduce the result through the Venezuelan Josef Martínez, who received a filtered pass into the area from the Argentine Facundo Farías and, while being marked by the defenders, managed to take a left-footed shot that ended in the back of the net although it was insufficient to avoid defeat.

With this victory, the Houston Dynamo is proclaimed champion of the Open Cup for the second time in its history, remembering that they also won it in 2018.

For its part, Inter Miami revealed what was an open secret, its dependence on individuals and even more delicate, its dependence on Leo Messi, who could not be there due to discomfort that he has been carrying since the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. .

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