The Columbus Crew overcame a two-goal deficit to defeat Inter Miami CF 3-2 in the Leagues Cup, ending Miami's title defense. After goals from Matías Rojas and Diego Gómez put Miami ahead, Christian Ramírez and Diego Rossi led the Crew's comeback with key goals. Miami, missing Lionel Messi due to injury, will regroup before resuming MLS play. Coach Gerardo Martino remains optimistic despite the loss, focusing on future league success.#ColumbusCrew #LeaguesCup #MLS #Soccer #DiegoRossi
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00:00The Columbus crew came from two goals down to put an end to inter-Miami CF's League's
00:06Cup title defense on Tuesday night at Lowerd, Calm Field.
00:11Christian Ramirez started the rally and Diego Rossi scored twice, as the reigning MLS Cup
00:17champs fought back after going behind to goals from Miami's Matias Rojas and Diego Gomez
00:22to win the game 3-2 and reach the quarterfinals.
00:28Miami is still playing without superstar Lionel Messi, who has been out of action
00:32since suffering an ankle injury in Argentina's Copa America final win over Colombia last
00:38month.
00:41Miami looked sharp to start the game as Rojas headed past Nicolas Hagen early in the first
00:46half.
00:48Gerardo Martino's team looked to be cruising to a quarterfinal berth when Gomez curled
00:53a lovely shot into the far right corner from a Luis Suarez pass.
00:58''When one observes how the team competes today against Columbus,'' Martino said.
01:05''The reality is that one cannot help but be very satisfied with the way in which we
01:10can stand in the home of the last champion, in a team that was also a CONCACAF Champions
01:16finalist.''
01:19But the crew, third in MLS Eastern Conference and especially good at home under coach Wilfried
01:25Nancy, came storming back when Rossi and Ramirez scored in a matter of minutes to level the
01:31score and went ahead when Rossi rolled the ball home from a difficult angle to seal the
01:36win.
01:38The crew will face New York City FC in the quarterfinals, while Miami, which won last
01:44year's inaugural edition of the League's Cup, gets some time off before resuming MLS
01:49play on August 24 against top-of-the-table rivals FC Cincinnati.
01:55''Today, even after a defeat, we will continue trying to achieve some title in the local
02:01league, which is what remains,'' Martino added.
02:05''But I cannot accept that all this is measured based on whether you won or lost.
02:10I accept it, because they are the rules of the game.''