VIDEO. Four effective actions of Lionel Messi bring victory to Inter Miami

Football news 28 apr 2024, 02:37
Four effective actions of Lionel Messi bring victory to Inter Miami Photo: twitter.com/InterMiamiCF / Author unknown

Tonight, Inter Miami ventured to New England Revolution as part of the MLS regular season.

From the star-studded lineup of David Beckham's team, only Sergio Busquets and Lionel Messi graced the field from the starting minutes. Jordi Alba continues his recovery from injury, while Luis Suarez entered the fray from the substitutes' bench in the 63rd minute.

The hosts swiftly took the lead. At the onset of the match, as Inter Miami distributed the ball from the center of the field, Nicolas Freire erred in his pass, allowing Carles Gil to intercept and deliver a precise pass to Thomas Chancalay, who eluded the defenders and chipped the goalkeeper.

Before the break, the visitors leveled the score. Robert Taylor's precise pass set up Lionel Messi in a striking position, which the Argentine capitalized on, sending the ball into the net from outside the penalty area.

The first half concluded with a 1-1 draw.

In the second half, the game unfolded in Inter Miami's favor. Firstly, in the 68th minute, Sergio Busquets delivered an incredible pass through multiple opponents into the opponent's penalty area to Messi. Finding himself one-on-one with the goalkeeper, Messi confidently outplayed him to complete his brace.

Next, it was Messi's turn to assist his teammates. In the 83rd minute, the Argentine received the ball in the opponent's penalty area and nearly fired at close range, but his shot was parried by the goalkeeper. However, the ball fell directly to Benjamin Kremaskey, who rifled it into the empty net.

Just six minutes later, Messi provided an assist to Suarez along the penalty area line, and Suarez calmly slotted the ball into the net with a precise strike to seal the final score.

MLS
New England Revolution 1-4 Inter Miami
Goals: Chancalay 1' - Messi 32', 68', Cremaschi 83', Suarez 89'

Inter Miami continues to lead in the Eastern Conference. The star-studded squad boasts a three-point lead over the closest pursuer, Cincinnati, albeit having played one match less.

Furthermore, Lionel Messi leads the goal-scoring race of the current season. He has amassed nine goals and eight assists. Christian Arango of Real Salt Lake sits in second place, with each of these metrics trailing by one. Luis Suarez occupies fourth place in the list of top scorers, with seven goals and four assists to his name.

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