Lionel Messi (37, Miami) showed off his class.
Inter Miami hosted the New England Revolution in an MLS Eastern Conference matchup at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA, at 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 28 and came away with a 4-1 victory.
With the three points, Miami improved to 21 points (6 W, 3 D, 2 L) and extended its lead over Cincinnati (18 points), which has played one game less.
For the match, Miami started Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets, with Luis Suarez on the bench. Jordi Alba was ruled out of the match with a hamstring injury.
Miami conceded at the start of the first half. The first minute, Tomas Chankalai finished with a sensational right-footed shot from behind after a one-timer from Carles Hill.
In crunch time, Messi shined. In the 32nd minute, 토토사이트 Messi collected Robert Taylor’s through ball perfectly in the box and finished with a precise left-footed shot to put the game out of reach.
Tied 1-1 at halftime, Miami came out in the second half looking to score. In the 22nd minute, Busquets spotted Messi’s movement in the box and sent a low, quick pass into the box, where Messi collected the ball and slotted home a hard left-footed finish to put Miami back in front.
Miami added a third goal in the dying minutes.
In the 38th minute, Messi fired a left-footed shot from inside the box that was saved by the keeper. Kramaski pounced on the rebound and slotted the ball home.
Substitute Luis Suarez also found the back of the net. In the 43rd minute of the second half, Messi won the ball and made a quick approach to the box before passing to Suarez, who made it 4-1 with a pinpoint shot into the corner of the net.
The match ended with a 4-1 victory for Miami.
In addition to his two goals and one assist, Messi, who played the full match, had a complete game with five shots, 87% (41-of-47) passing success rate, two chances created, five touches in the opponent’s box, one successful dribble, 파워볼사이트 seven touches in the final third, and four ball recoveries.
After the game, ratings specialist Pompom gave Messi a near-perfect 9.4 rating.
With his two goals and one assist, Messi now has nine goals and seven assists this season in MLS, leading the league in both goals and assists.
