Messi made his return after missing two games due to a thigh injury. He cashed in a penalty for the 1-1, after Marco Pasalic Orlando had taken the lead. From a combination with Jordi Alba he scored his second goal in the 88th minute. Telasco Segovia determined the final score with the third goal of Miami.

In the final of the cup tournament with teams from the American league MLS and the Mexican league, Miami is taking on Seattle Sounders. That club won 2-0 against Los Angeles Galaxy.

‘Only trained two or three days’

“We are speechless when it comes to Messi,” said assistant coach Javier Morales. “He has only trained for two or three days and then he plays ninety minutes in this way, by creating opportunities and scoring goals.”

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