Columbus Crew end Inter Miami's Leagues Cup title defense

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The Columbus Crew came from two goals down to put an end to Inter Miami CF's Leagues Cup title defense on Tuesday night at Lower.com Field. Christian Ramírez started the rally and Diego Rossi scored twice as the reigning MLS Cup champs fought back after going behind on goals from Miami's Matías Rojas and Diego Gómez to win the game 3-2 and reach the quarterfinals. Miami is still playing without superstar Lionel Messi, who has been out of action since suffering an ankle injury in Argentina's Copa América final win over Colombia last month. Miami looked sharp to start the game as Rojas headed past Nicholas Hagen early in the first half. Gerardo Martino's team seemed to be cruising to a quarterfinal berth when Gómez curled a shot into the far right corner from a Luis Suárez pass.

 

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Columbus Crew made an impressive comeback from two goals down to defeat Inter Miami CF 3-2 and advance to the Leagues Cup quarterfinals. Despite missing Lionel Messi, Miami's early goals were not enough to secure their title defense.