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Lionel Messi\u2019s stunning brace helped Inter Miami seal a dramatic victory against FC Dallas to reach the quarter-finals of the Leagues Cup on Sunday.<\/p>\n
FC Dallas led 4-2 with 10 minutes left but two late goals took the game to a penalty shootout.<\/p>\n
Miami won the shootout 5-3 at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.<\/p>\n
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\u201cBeing 4-2 down in the 80th minute and then coming back, we are very happy with the result,\u201d Miami manager Gerardo Martino said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut the fact that we have gone through shouldn\u2019t let us lose sight of the things that we have to improve.\u201d<\/p>\n
Miami were winless in 11 before Messi\u2019s arrival but have now won four in a row.<\/p>\n
The former Barcelona and Paris St-Germain forward opened the scoring after six minutes, sweeping a curling shot inside the near post from outside the penalty area, but Dallas were 3-1 ahead with just over an hour played.<\/p>\n
Midfielder Benjamin Cremaschi reduced the deficit for Miami but a Robert Taylor own goal restored Dallas\u2019 two-goal cushion.<\/p>\n
Miami were given hope in the 80th minute when Marco Farfan headed a Messi cross into his own net, before the 36-year-old World Cup winner curled home a stunning free-kick to level the tie five minutes later, taking his tally to seven goals in four appearances.<\/p>\n
Messi set Miami on their way in the penalty shootout with former Barcelona team-mate Sergio Busquets also keeping his cool from 12 yards as Paxton Pomykal\u2019s miss for Dallas proved costly.<\/p>\n
Inter Miami are the first club to secure a place in the quarter-finals of the Leagues Cup, which debuted in 2019 and involves teams from the United States and Mexico competing in a knockout format.<\/p>\n
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