Lionel Messi’s Stellar Performance Leads Inter Miami to 4-1 Victory

After just 40 seconds, New England, who had been plagued by a virus in the lead-up to the game and were at the bottom of the Eastern Conference, thrilled the boisterous home fans with an Argentine of their own in Tomas Chancalay.

The first goal was scored by Chancalay after Miami defender Nicolas Freire gave the ball away to Spanish midfielder Carles Gil. Chancalay saw Drake Callender well off his line and chipped the ball over the stranded Miami keeper.

In the 32nd minute, Robert Taylor’s through pass found Messi, who made no mistake in slotting in to bring Miami back to parity.

In the 68th minute, Miami took the lead thanks to a goal from eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Sergio Busquets, who found him with a fantastic pass that split the defense and allowed him to finish with his typical elegance.
In the closing minutes, Miami added two more goals, both of which Messi manufactured.

Replace In the 83rd minute, Benjamin Cremaschi scored the game’s third goal after a Messi attempt was blocked. After Messi passed inside, Luis Suarez found the top corner to wrap up the score.

After losing to Mexican team Monterrey in the CONCACAF Champions Cup, Miami has won three straight games. Messi has scored five goals in those victories, which include victories against Kansas City and Nashville at home.
As expected, according to coach Gerardo Martino, the team was beginning to gel.

We had just been eliminated by Monterrey, so the Kansas City game was crucial for us, and the team shown character. We now have three straight victories, and each one is becoming more convincing,” he remarked.

According to Martino, the remaining members of his team are now accustomed to performing in front of the sizable audiences that Messi attracts.
We’ve managed it quite successfully. We are handling it well today; it was a learning curve last season,” he continued.

Although Messi’s goals were made possible by his teammates, New England coach Caleb Porter expressed his disappointment at his teammates’ lack of class in making them pay.

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“You have to look at both those moments because I thought they were able to find two goals when we felt pretty good about the way we were limiting their effectiveness in creating clear chances,” he stated.
“But you know, Messi does that; he scores two goals out of the blue, revealing details about those times to us.

“I don’t think he had a ton of touches and effectiveness early in the game but, you know, that’s kind of him — he lulls you….we can’t allow a ball to be popped through the back four and find him twice,” he said.
Meanwhile, D.C. United defeated the Seattle Sounders 2-1 at home thanks to two goals from Christian Benteke.

Leo Chu gave the Sounders a 1-0 lead, but goalie Stefan Frei was sent off in the 28th minute for bringing down Jared Stroud in the box. Beneke converted the penalty kick, and at the end of the half, he won the match with his signature header at the back post.

After the Real Salt Lake team defeated the Philadelphia Union 2-1 in Pennsylvania to record their first-ever loss of the season, they assumed the top spot in the Western Conference.
The defending MLS champion Columbus Crew was held to a goalless draw at home by Montreal, while RSL moved up above the Los Angeles Galaxy, who lost 2-0 in Austin.

In preparation for Wednesday’s CONCACAF Champions Cup semi-final second leg in Monterrey, crew coach Wilfried Nancy changed altered his starting lineup.