By Gura Garcia
05 May 2024, 09:53 AM EDT
Inter Miami achieved one of its most memorable victories so far this season of Major League Soccer by turning the score around and culminating in defeating New York Red Bull 6 goals to 2 and as usual, the Argentine and idol Lionel Messi was the spearhead for the comeback of the pink team led by the also Argentine , Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino.
Messi, 36 years old, managed to score a goal and distributed a total of 5 assists, two to Matías Rojas and three to his teammate at the Barcelona Football Club and friend, the Uruguayan Luis Suárez, to make the fans who gathered at the Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale vibrate more than ever and make the fans who gathered at the Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale jump with excitement. .
A 2nd time of magic in each action
After a first half where there was not much action for Messi, who could barely finish on one occasion to the goal defended by Carlos Coronel, in the second half the former FC Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain player demonstrated once again all his quality, level and magic every time he has the ball at his feet.
New York took the lead in the 30th minute of play with a goal from Dante Vanzeir, but Inter Miami started the second half with everything and just 3 minutes into the game they got the tie thanks to a goal from Uruguayan Matías Rojas, who was making his debut with the ‘Las Garzas’ team and had replaced David Ruíz.
Rojas received a short pass from Messi, was able to get rid of a rival’s mark and finished with power with his left foot from outside the area to place it in the upper corner, where Coronel could not reach and avoid the tie. The score was 1-1 and after two minutes it was extended thanks to a goal from the Argentine captain himself, who took advantage of an error and an assist from Luis Suárez to score without major difficulties.
He knows Suárez by heart
The Argentine forward did not stop stepping on the accelerator and continued demonstrating his great vision of play so that in the 62nd minute of play he managed to provide a great pass to Rojas who poked it before the rival goalkeeper came out and scored a double in his debut in Major League Soccer.
The third assist for Lionel Andrés would come in the 68th minute of the game for ‘El Pistolero’, Luis Suárez scored Inter Miami’s 4th goal with a half scissors in the area; The fourth assist took place in the 75th minute with a wall that he put together with the Uruguayan and the fifth was again for Suárez who defined a cross and consolidated his hat trick against New York Red Bull.
Impressive numbers for Messi
According to official information from the MessiStats site, the Argentine striker has a total of 833 goals and 372 assists in 1,057 games played so far in his professional career; 672 goals and 269 assists in 778 games defending the colors of Barcelona, 32 goals and 34 assists in 75 games with Paris Saint Germain, 23 goals and 15 assists in 24 games with Inter Miami and with the Albiceleste team of Argentina, 106 goals , 54 assists in 180 games.
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