When Lionel Messi made the decision to move to Inter Miami, he explained it by wanting to take a break from the public spotlight and spend more time with his family. But almost immediately it became clear that the Argentine was quite astute in making this claim.
Leo began to score in almost every game. In only one game did he leave the field without scoring a goal in regulation time, but even there he saved the team from defeat, setting up an assist in the seventh minute added on. After that, his team was victorious in the penalty shootout. And the desperate outsider of MLS has literally in a matter of weeks become a formidable force to be reckoned with by all.
Messi has already won the first trophy with the new team: the North American League Cup, and then led Inter Miami to the final of the United States Cup. And little by little, his teammates began not only to enthusiastically observe the actions of the Argentine ball master, but they themselves mastered this difficult science for a solid five.
On Sunday night, Lionel had another debut. The MLS regular season was interrupted due to cup battles, and as a result, Messi made his debut in a new tournament only at the end of August. Inter’s things there are still deplorable: before the game against the New York Red Bulls, the Florida club failed to win for 11 games and closed the table of their conference.
The abyss separated the team from the playoff zone, but let’s not forget that all Inter’s failures date back to times before the arrival of the Argentine. And in a meeting with rivals from New York, Messi and company made it clear that they will fight. And they will definitely not only win, but also do it beautifully.
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This time Lionel started the match on the bench, appearing on the field only in the sixtieth minute. Inter Miami at this point was ahead in the long term thanks to Diego Gómez’s goal. But Messi’s departure, unsurprisingly, gave the team a new color. His teammates began to act more relaxed, without fear of making mistakes and losing important points. And in the end they also built a true collective masterpiece.
In this attack was found almost everything that the most demanding spectator could want from a scoring combination: an elegant pass through himself, a perfect mutual understanding and the actions of all attackers adjusted to the centimeter. Messi brought Benjamin Kremaska into a potentially offensive position, but he didn’t shoot into the near corner, trying to make the goalkeeper’s hands shine, instead returning the ball to Lionel, in front of whom there was already an empty net. 2:0 – and Inter Miami leaves the last place in the conference,
Now, 11 points separate Messi and company from the wild card zone, entering the one that entitles them to dispute the ticket to the playoffs. In addition, in relation to the Chicago Fire, which is in the coveted line, Inter Miami has two fewer games. However, the Florida club needs to win every game. Is Messi ready for the fact that at crucial moments miracles will be expected from him, first of all? It will become clear in time. But already the transformed Inter gives the impression of being a team that needs the presence of the Argentine in the stadium to achieve the hitherto impossible.
