The Argentinian gave Martino’s team the victory with a free-kick in the 94th minute
He has been a substitute and has entered the field in the 54th minute already with the captain’s armband
Leo Messi continues to be decisive. The Argentinian player decided his debut match with the Inter Miami shirt against Cruz Azul with a spectacular free-kick in the 94th minute and when the score was tied at one.
The former Barça player has caused the Inter Miami stadium to fill its 22,000 seats to see its premiere in the MLS. Among the attendees, illustrious like Lebron James. He has not started because he is still not one hundred percent, but he came on in the 54th minute causing madness in the stands. As soon as he entered the field of play, he received the captain’s armband of the team led by Gerardo Martino. His team won by one to zero thanks to a goal from Taylor in the last minute of the first half that Messi celebrated from the bench
Already after the entrance to the field of Messi and also of Sergio Busquets, who entered a minute after the Argentine, Cruz Azul tied with a goal from Uriel Antuna.
LeBron, in Messi’s debut
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When the game was about to go to penalties, which award two points for the winner of the shoot-out and one for the loser, Messi gave Martino’s team all three with a great free-kick. His long shot with his left has beaten Andrés Gudino who has not been able to do anything, causing euphoria to take over the stands of the DRV PNK Stadium in Miami.
Martino’s men added their first victory in the Leagues Cup, a competition that pits teams from the MLS and the Mexican league against each other.