11/12/2025 19:46hs.
Con Leo Messi very attentive and following all the games on one side of the playing field, the youth of River They get emboldened and go. Why not get excited about holding the first edition of the Messi Cupthis Under 16 tournament that is being played in Miami and is raising the interest of many fans in Argentina? For now, after a Thursday of suffering and joy, the team is in the semifinals and goes…
El Millonario reached this last date of the group stage somewhat complicated and without depending on itself: it had one point and -1 goal difference, while the Barcelona (he was second) he had four units and +3. He had to beat Inter, which he did (it was 5-1), and wait for Manchester City (already qualified) to give him a hand with the Spanish. Something that also happened: it was a 3-1 victory for the kids to celebrate the fact of having made it among the best four in the tournament.
Second in Group B, the semi-final matchup will see him face the leader of Group A, who was none other than Chelsea: The big game will be on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. (Friday is a day of rest, after three consecutive days of playing) on one of the Inter Miami training fields. It can be seen live through Disney+.
How River arrives
River reaches this stage after a group stage in which it played very good games, but missed a couple of results at the end. In their debut, they beat Barcelona 2-1 and tied it in the last minute. On Wednesday, on the second day, they had a great first half against Manchester City and were 1-0, but they turned it around with two great goals from free kicks. And this Thursday, he flourished against Inter Milan, the one with the worst performance in the group.
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Cabral tied it with a penalty
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Love turned the game around for River
The team’s scorer is Bruno Cabral, fearsome center forward who is sharp: this Thursday he scored a hat-trick and is the top scorer of the tournament with four goals. In addition, among the AFA Octava tournaments, this Messi Cup and the Conmebol Liga Evolución (former Sudamericano Sub 15) accumulates 48 screams in 34 matches in 2025. He also points Joaquin Amor and the talented #10 Felipe Lopez are the other highlights.
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River 1 – Manchester City 2 goals for the Messi Cup
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River’s five goals in the rout of Inter in the Messi Cup
How Chelsea arrives
Leader of Group A, Chelsea defeated Atlético de Madrid 4-2, tied 3-3 vs. Newell’s and on the last date they beat Inter Miami 4-1 without mitigation. A team that was very strong on offense (11 goals scored, three more than Millonario), but that also left some doubts on defense. His figure is the English midfielder Heze Grimwade, 15 years old and scorer of three goals in this Messi Cup.
The semi-finals and reclassification matches
- Match for fifth place: Inter Miami (A3) vs. Barcelona (B3)
- Match for seventh place: Newell’s (A4) vs. Inter (B4)
