The Argentine star made his Major League Soccer scoring debut. Inter Miami, which also included Tomás Avilés, beat the New York Red Bulls.
The story of Lionel Messi at Inter Miami, he got off to a good start. First, he won the League Cup with the Tata Martino team, thus winning an unprecedented title for David Beckham’s new franchise. He then qualified for the final of the US Open Cup. (an equivalent of the Chilean Cup) in the middle of the week. And this Saturday he officially made his debut in Major League Soccer, the highest category of football in the United States.
In his presentation, the Flea converted for a 2-0 win over the New York Red Bulls, in the team’s regular season resumption of MLS.
Given the high workload, this time, Messi started on the substitute bench, like Sergio Busquets. The one who was there from the start is the Argentinian-Chilean Tomás Avilés, one of the recent arrivals from Inter. Meanwhile, Chilean-American striker Robbie Robinson came on in the second period.
David Beckham’s side opened the scoring after 37 minutes, thanks to a goal from Diego Gómez. After an hour of play, it was Messi’s turn to make his debut in the North American competition. He replaces the Ecuadorian Leonardo Campana. Towards the end of the game, he appeared in the rival arc. After a combination with his compatriot Benjamin Cremaschi, the Flea defined at 89′ for the final 2-0. It took almost half an hour to score for the first time in MLS.
Despite the result, Inter Miami is still far from aspiring to the playoffs. The team is second to last in the Eastern Conference, with 21 points in 23 games (six wins, three draws and 14 losses). . Of course, most of the bad results happened before Messi arrived, with everything after that.
The next match of the pink team will take place this Wednesday 30, against Nashville, repeating the final of the League Cup.
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