Lionel Messi had an assist for Inter Miami in their 2-0 win vs. Real Salt Lake.
Messi and Inter Miami started off their MLS season with a win. The Argentine had several momence of brilliance, one of which was a free kick which was cleared off the line and a second where he dribbled over a player that was down on the pitch.
With the score at 0-0 in the first half, Messi played a pass to Robert Taylor and he would score to give Inter Miami the 1-0 lead. The team would celebrate going into the second half.
Inter Miami coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino made several substitutions in the second half, one was Tomás Avilés being substituted out. Minutes after the changes, Messi started a counter attack as he played the ball to Luis Suárez who found Diego Gómez and he scored Inter Miami’s second goal of the match.
Defending a free kick against Lionel Messi.pic.twitter.com/t3XqH3xkpm
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Lionel Messi assist! Robert Taylor scores for Inter Miami!pic.twitter.com/3IzeMfM9Pi
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Lionel Messi with the over the body dribble!pic.twitter.com/63ElhQxdRG
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Lionel Messi in the build up to Inter Miami’s second goal!pic.twitter.com/6XRkaUHWEe
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Lionel Messi with the Boateng flashbacks!pic.twitter.com/vulB4jxhZW
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Was able to get tickets for the Chile game in New Jersey
are they on sale yet?
thought they open selling on Jan 28
Toni Kroos: Real Madrid midfielder comes out of international retirement for Germany 😂😂 they are in desperate situations while Argentina has blessed with good midfielders.
Tapia has done a good job since he came to the office
But he is not without criticism and can’t get away with it, amount of low ranked nations we have face in the friendly matchs it’s totally unacceptable
1 Estonia 2022
2 Honduras 2022
3 Jamaica 2022
4 United Arab Emirates 2022
6 Panama 2023
7 curaçao 2023
8 Australia 2023
9 Indonesia 2023
10 el Salvador 2024
11 Nigeria 2024
I agree, he’s playing whoever generates thew most cash$$.
I agree! We are world champions and we have Messi. We should be able to get much better rivals!
Nah, the point of the friendlies is to get us ready to compete in tournaments and to make cash. He’s done a great job.
Havent’ seen Messi’s chip goal for a long time. Wonder why he dont try those anymore.
His finishing hasn’t been the same ever since he moved to PSG. One obvious reason is aging , he doesn’t have the same reflexes anymore but due to his sublime futballing IQ he is still able to play at the highest level. Additionally, he has been playing extremely safe for couple years now. He doesn’t want to take unnecessary risk and get injured.
He still plays in that free role and not always is in the box or scoring position and unlike before where he would dribble past a group of defenders after receiving the ball, nowadays he looks for a pass to cut through the defense and expects a pass back after getting in a goal scoring positions but those passes never came at PSG. In Inter Miami, he is always surrounded and marked by opposition and which is why he will help his team mates score more goals this season. In the last couple years he has transformed into the greatest playmaker after Maradona.