Lionel Messi scored just two minutes after being substituted on for Inter Miami in their 2-1 win against Philadelphia.
Messi made it two goals and two assists in three matches for Inter Miami. The 37 year old started the match on the bench and with Inter Miami leading 1-0, he was substituted into the match.
Two minutes after being substituted in, the Argentine would receive the ball inside the penalty area and he would score to give Inter Miami the 2-0 lead.
Lionel Messi scores for Inter Miami two minutes after being substituted in! pic.twitter.com/AdXQTPX1j3
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) March 30, 2025
Playing alongside Messi in high profile matches and tournaments has improved our player’s futballing IQ to next level. Enzo, Julian, MacAllister, Depaul, Locelso, Paredes , all of their games are different after playing with Messi under Scaloni. Unlike our previous coaches, Scaloni doesn’t just bring someone new every match. Nico Paz is forced to wait behind Almada even though he is playing fantastically for Como. Lyon needs to build their team around Almada and he will generate a huge profit for them in couple of seasons!
Garnacho with his poor futballing IQ and finishing isn’t even at the level to make it to the bench. Giuliano is ahead of Ronaldo from Walmart in every aspect of the game. Dybala’s never ending fitness issue means he will be picked as a wild card if stays fit and inform in 2026. Everytime a nation wins a world cup they keep producing competent youngsters for the next 5 to 10 years and we should see this trend with Argentina again. Unlike 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 & 2018 the strength of our team is not individual strength but team cohesion, chemistry and brotherhood. We attack and defend in packs and nobody acts like a spoilt brat like Mbappe, Vini or Ronaldo in the team which is a huge advantage! 2026 world cup is ours to lose!
Soler is playing as a LB for Bournemouth today vs Man City, FA Cup quarters, lets see how he does…
Very happy with goat is back with bang….
I personally don’t believe Messi was as injured as they had us believe but it worked out nicely for both sides. ARGENTINA qualified with flying colors, beating Uruguay on their pitch and stomping Brazil into the ground. Inter played last night, will play again late Wednesday night and again Sunday night. Messi took the U.S. by storm, everybody and his mama know who he is and wanna see him playing every time Inter takes the field. He’s in very high demand.
Masch is the perfect manager for Messi if there is any chance of him playing 2026 WC. Messi would be rested when needed.
Let me thank Mascherano for leaving the youth NT alone (he couldn’t have done more damage), and recently (this is a true credit) for minimizing and properly managing Messi’s playing minutes at Miami while keeping the balance of the team in place.