FC Cincinnati vs Inter Miami, Wednesday 7 ET
2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup – Semifinals. Well, Messi-Mania continues tonight! Inter Miami seeks to reach 2nd final in club history after winning the Leagues Cup Final on penalties on Saturday vs Nashville SC; this is already the furthest stage that the club has reached in the U.S. Open Cup.
Messi Magic since arriving to Inter Miami
Lionel Messi: named best player and top scorer of the 2023 Leagues Cup with 10 goals; already Miami’s top scorer (10) this season with only 7 games played.
Messi: his 10 Inter Miami goals are already the 3rd-most goals in club history (Gonzalo Higuaín has 29 and Leonardo Campana has 16).
Messi: 7-game scoring streak , his longest goal streak for club since Dec. 2018-Feb. 2019 with
Barcelona (9) and tied for 5th longest of his career (see table).
His 8-game scoring streak for club and country is tied for the 5th longest such streak of his career (see table) and also his longest since Dec. 2018-Feb. 2019 with Barcelona (9).
Inter Miami vs FC Cincinnati Fun Facts
Inter Miami is the top scoring team in Leagues Cup with 22 goals in 7 games; before Messi joined the club, they had scored 22 goals in 22 MLS games this season.
FC Cincinnati: 2nd appearance in U.S. Open Cup Semifinals; lost to New Red Bulls 3-2 in extra time in the 2017 SF when it was a USL club. FC Cincinnati is also seeking their 1st final appearance in club history.
Luciano Acosta (CIN): leads team in goals (12) and assists (8) this season in MLS; only Hany Mukhtar has more goals (13) and goal contributions (21) than Acosta this season.
Messi Means Money
FC Cincinnati-Inter Miami is trending to be FC Cincinnati’s hottest ticket ever recorded by Vivid Seats (since 2016) with an average price of $483.
That is +590% more than the previous hottest U.S. Open Cup ticket ($70) between Los Angeles Galaxy and LAFC. The U.S. Open Cup ticket featuring Messi’s Inter Miami and FC Cincinnati is more in-demand than any NFL team from last season, based on average price.
We will have more on this during Shemon and Sheppard 2-6pm.
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