Jean CANESSE, Media365, published on Sunday May 04, 2025 at 12:39 p.m.
The Inter Miami revived in MLS by clearly dominating the New York Red Bulls on Saturday evening (4-1). Lionel Messi found his way to the net.
Contesting four competition matches in a row without scoring is a slight anomaly for Lionel Messi and that had only happened to him once in Miami, at the beginning of 2024, before reliving a year later, in this spring 2025, the strange series. Mute during its last four appearances with the Florida franchise, the Outuple Ballon d’Or found the joys of the scorer on Saturday evening, on the occasion of the wide success of its MLS training in front of the New York Red Bulls (4-1).
-While the score was already 3-1 for the players of Javier Mascherano, the former Barcelona and Parisian increased the brand spent the time of play. A goal roundly led with the competition of Telasco Segovia, the double one between the two players then allowing Messi to control in the area and to trigger a heavy strike under the bar. The fourth goal in the championship for the Argentinian world champion in seven appearances, he who is also accredited by two assists.
Suarez and Choupo-Moting also scorers
Previously, Luis Suarez had also found the net of the nets, at the conclusion of a counterattack initiated by Messi (3-0, 39th) while the former Parisian Eric-Maxim Choupo Moting had reduced the gap, marking at close range in the wake of a corner (3-1, 43rd). At the start of the game, it was Fafa Picault (1-0, 9th) and Marcelo Weigandt (2-0, 30th) who had perfectly launched the first success of Inter Miami in competition for four matches.
Eliminated this week in the semi-finals of the Concacaf Champions Cup by Vancouver (5-1 on both matches), Miami had between the two matches lost in MLS against Dallas (3-4). In the classification of the US championship, the Florida franchise is now fourth in the Eastern Conference, three points from leader Columbus. But he has a less match.