USC League focus game: Miami plays away against Cincinnati, Messi faces Evandel s strong challenge

As the mid-season championship approaches, Miami International, which is in hot form, will challenge FC Cincinnati away. Miami, led by Messi, maintained a complete victory after the club's World Cup, aiming to the top of the standings; while Cincinnati, ranked second in the East, was at home and faced a challenge to a strong opponent.

Miami International has been in a fast momentum recently, with three games less than 5 points away from the top of the Supporters' Shield. Coach Mascherano's team has won three consecutive victories since returning from the Club World Cup, and has beaten Nashville, which is ranked higher than his last round. If Miami wins home in Cincinnati, the gap between the opponent will be narrowed to only one point.

The League Cup group stage has only three games left before the start of the game. Miami will face Cincinnati and New York Red Bulls, and will play Cincinnati again. If the current state continues, Miami is expected to approach the leader Philadelphia United before the League Cup.

Messi continued to set a new record, and took two goals in the last round to help the team beat Nashville 2-1, expanding the number of consecutive goals to five games. Head coach Mascherano praised his performance as "unbelievable". Messi's FotMob scores exceeded 9 points in the last five games, completely out of the sluggishness at the beginning of the season. Although Suarez and other teammates have made steady contributions, Messi's explosive performance has allowed Miami to rekindle hopes of defending supporter Shield.

Cincinnati winter window introduced Brazilian midfielder Evandel with a record of $12 million in the league's internal cash transactions (with an additional 1.5 million floating). After core Acosta left the team, Evandel perfectly filled the vacancy, and his data performance was close to Messi. He scored consecutive goals in the last four rounds, tied for third in the scorer list with 13 goals, and ranked third in the league in FotMob's score and total assists.

The last round of Cincinnati's four consecutive wins were finished by Columbus crew (2-4), but Evandel was still the highlight of the game. The whole team is looking forward to regaining its strength at home, and Evander will also face Messi directly to prove his strength. Cincinnati, who has a home advantage in this game, is expected to end Miami's winning streak with Evandel's excellent form.