Lionel Messi and Inter Miami are off to the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinals.

Miami scored three consecutive goals on Wednesday, two of which were scored by Messi, to overcome a 2-0 deficit and win its two-game, total-goal-wins series against rival MLS club Los Angeles Football club. LAFC entered Wednesday's game with a narrow, 1-0 aggregate lead owing to their triumph last week in Southern California, according to Fox Sports.

In contrast to the UEFA Champions League, which eliminated the away goals tiebreaker a few seasons ago, Concacaf, which encompasses North and Central America as well as the Caribbean, continues to employ this contentious method to determine the winner in the event that clubs are tied after 180 minutes. Long's goal from distance meant that the series would not go to extra time even if Miami scored two goals in a row.

But Messi scored a sensational goal just before halftime to give Miami some hope, Fox Sports reported.

Noah Allen, a 20-year-old native of Florida, opened the second half with a 2-2 aggregate score. Then, Messi was sent to the penalty spot after a LAFC handball with six minutes of regular time left. Miami is headed to the final four for the first time in the club's history after the greatest of all time made a perfect 12-yard field goal.