Once again the Argentine star Lionel Messi was once again the most prominent figure and the man who captured all eyes in what was the overwhelming and crushing victory by Inter Miami on the third day of the current Major League Soccer season, 5 goals to 0 in the Florida classic against Orlando City, in a match that took place at the Chase Stadium facilities in Fort Lauderdale.
The first half of the game for the Argentine was a discreet one, although he was also able to show signs of his natural and usual magic with the ball and his first big chance. The goal came from the former Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain Football Club player once the score was 3 goals to 0 when the player from Rosario took a free kick that passed very close to the outside of the goal defended by the Peruvian goalkeeper. Pedro Gallese.
In the 53rd minute of the confrontation he received a pass that he defined with his golden left foot, taking a cross shot that hit Orlando City’s goal post; The fourth goal was getting closer and closer for Inter Miami and it was only a matter of time before it happened.
A great goal for history and unique for the Argentine
At minute 57 of the Florida classic, Lionel Messi scored one of the most spectacular and incredible goals of his professional career; The Spanish full-back Jordi Alba started the play from behind the middle of the field, breaking the rival defense with his speed and explosiveness and later joining up with Luis ‘El Pistolero’ Suárez who returned to him first.
Alba managed to chip the ball, but Robin Jansson managed to clear it and it was the moment in which Messi became the protagonist once again; The ball bounced off the crossbar and Messi catapulted it into the goal without any problem. He took the ball with his chest, accommodated it with it to make a total of three rivals pass by with a single touch. Jansson shook the goal after falling against the net and Argentine Rodrigo Schlegel pulled him by the shirt trying to prevent Lionel from pushing it into the goal.
However, all this effort was in vain and Messi’s first goal shout in the Florida classic would come with Messi giving the final touch to the ball to make it 4-0 in favor of the ‘Las Garzas’ team.
Double with hierarchy for the Argentine
Messi’s second goal would come in the 62nd minute of play with an association with his friend and teammate, forward Luis Suárez who also contributed with two goals and distributed a couple of assists and it was one of the same ones that would reach the Argentine and with a header he put the final 5-0 on the scoreboard.
So far in the 2024 Major League Soccer season, Messi has scored a total of 3 goals and given 1 assistwhich keeps him alive in the fight to be the top scorer in the history of football, a competition where his closest rival is the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo of Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia.
At 39 years of age, Ronaldo has scored a total of 877 goals in 1,208 gameswhile the Argentine, at 36 years old, has managed to score 825 goals and 364 assists in 1,056 games played.
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