2023-08-09 00:53:51
Another starry night for Lionel Messi. Author of a double, the former Parisian allowed Inter Miami to qualify for the next round of the Leagues Cup. A curling free kick in the 85th minute, Messi’s seventh goal in his fourth game for Miami, sent the Floridians, trailing 4-2 ten minutes from time, into the penalty shootout .
The Argentine star had given the advantage to Miami from the 6th minute, with a nice recovery on a back pass from Jordi Alba, his former teammate at FC Barcelona. The Leagues Cup, a tournament reserved for clubs in Major League Soccer and the Mexican Liga MX, does not provide for extra time, with draws resulting directly in penalties.
Messi transformed since leaving PSG
The Argentine fired and converted the first penalty of the penalty shootout and after Paxton Pomykal missed his shot for Dallas, Benjamin Cremaschi secured Miami’s qualification for the quarter-finals on the final kick. In the previous round, during the derby against Orlando, the seven-time Ballon d’Or had been at the heart of a controversy concerning the arbitration, which would be “in his favor”.
He also had an aggressive and agitated behavior, far from what he was used to in the French championship. It is definitely a metamorphosis for Messi, decisive and essential from his first matches in his new team, unlike his sluggish debut with Paris Saint-Germain, which he officially left at the beginning of June.
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