![]() ![]() “I’m so happy that we were able to get this win. ![]() I was lucky that it was on target, that the goalkeeper didn’t get to it and… that it was a goal (with a laugh). He described the moment with a nervous laugh, humbly unaware of its magnitude for US soccer followers. “It was set up for me at the end,” Messi said from pitchside after the match. Messi scores in his first match with the club to give us the lead in the 94th minute. Messi’s 42nd set-piece goal in club football is now the most memorable goal ever scored for an MLS team.Įl primer gol de Messi con Inter Miami □□□□ Before the ball had even met Gudiño’s net, Inter Miami’s new boy was off and running in celebration. Now sure of where he was going with the ball, Messi opened up his left foot and curled a shot, with pace, over the wall. ![]() As he took his paces, Messi looked up at the corner of the net he had chosen. He moved it again, caressed it lightly with his hands and then stepped back again. He fixed his collar and walked back to the ball. The anticipation inside the stadium continued to grow, but Messi wasn’t ready to shoot just yet. He looked up and picked his corner, then took three steps away from the ball, stopped and stared at it. He repositioned the ball with both hands then twisted it slightly into the ground, searching for the perfect spot. Messi, meanwhile, was going through his own personal ritual. Cruz Azul winger Uriel Antuna, who had tied the match in the 65th minute, laid on his side behind the wall, to prevent Messi from trying to sneak a shot under the human barricade. When Honduran referee Said Martínez blew his whistle and called the foul, everyone in the stadium, and the millions watching on screens around the world, wondered if a magical Messi moment was in store.įollow live coverage of Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami vs Atlanta UnitedĬruz Azul goalkeeper Andrés Gudiño stood at the post to his right and set up a five-man wall, yelling frantically at his teammates - every inch matters when Messi is over the ball in this position. Messi had been sandwiched by two opponents roughly 24 yards from the Cruz Azul goal. His new club, Inter Miami, were tied 1-1 with Mexican side Cruz Azul on the opening group stage matchday of the Leagues Cup, a competition that sees MLS teams playing Liga MX sides. ![]()
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