Fort Lauderdale (Miami) ∙ Three days ago, it was raining when Lionel Messi appeared in front of the fans in the Inter Miami jersey. When Messi appeared on the field yesterday, the rainbow bloomed! Messi welcomed America with a beautiful free kick goal scored in the 94th minute. Tennis player Serena Williams and basketball player LeBron James applauded it in the gallery. David Beckham, who is also the owner of Inter Miami, broke down in tears. Inter Miami’s 11-game winning streak came to an end with a 2-1 League Cup win over Mexican club Cruz Azul.
In the championship between Major League Soccer clubs and Mexican clubs, coach Gerard Martino brought Messi on as a substitute in the 54th minute of the game. Robert Taylor scored a goal in the 44th minute to lead Miami 1-0. But in the 65th minute, Uriel Antuna’s goal gave the Mexican club the lead. With that, a quarter of a million people in the stadium stared at Messi’s feet. Messi made some good moves with ex-Barca player Sergio Busquets alongside him, but the goal did not come. When it was thought that the game would go to a penalty shootout, a direct free kick was allowed from just outside the box in the injury time.
The entire gallery stood up from their seats with the hope of scoring a goal from Messi’s boots. Referee’s whistle. Messi’s missile kick from 25 yards over the defensive wall and into the right corner of the post. The goal celebration of the teammates hugging Messi who flew away with open arms. After that, Messi ran to his family members in the gallery and was delighted.
‘I saw the way to the goal. Miami’s next match is against Atalanta United on the 25th. Kick-off is at 5 am Indian time on Wednesday.
English Summary: Messi Scores Winner with Free-kick in Dying Seconds on Inter Miami Debut
2023-07-23 08:30:27
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