Lionel Messi, considered as one of the greatest all-time footballers, has staged a supreme comeback against the Philadelphia Union, while representing Inter Miami CF. La Pulga scored a brace within a span of 4 minutes and dazzled the entire crowd present at the Chase Stadium in Florida.
Inter Miami defeated Philadelphia Union 3-1 in this game and this was a come-from-behind victory for them. Mikael Uhre had scored the opening goal for Philadelphia Union in the opening 2 minutes of the game.
Messi scored the first goal in the 26th minute of the game, thereby announcing a strong and a compact comeback. He received an assist from Uruguayan and his former Barcelona teammate Luis Suarez and scored the goal, beating the defenders and the goalkeeper.
Suarez passed the ball to the magician from Rosario in his first touch and Messi dribbled the ball past his marker and then pulled the trigger against Andrew Vincent Rick.
Few minutes later, Jordi Alba executed a perfect grounder of a pass from the left flank and Lionel Messi, who plays as a centre-forward, made absolutely no mistake in scoring his 2nd goal, and bringing his team to a lead.
This was a perfect show of flair and dominance as Lionel Messi came back into competitive football after a span of 2 months. It goes on to show that Messi has staged an effective comeback after his injury layoff of about 2 months.
Lionel Messi had last place in the Copa America finals against Colombia, which Argentina won 1-0.
Luis Suarez then produced a magical performance at the stroke of halftime but it was deemed illegal due to off-side.
He got a shot at redemption towards the final whistle as the Uruguayan striker scored the 3rd goal for Inter Miami and ensured full 3 points for the side.
Inter Miami next cross swords with Atlanta United on 19th September 2024 and the match is slated to begin from 5:00 AM (IST).
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