Lionel Messi of Inter Miami
After helping Messi with the winning goal, he made a big performance as the starting point for the additional goal.
Inter Miami, in which Lionel Messi assisted the winning goal and started the additional goal, enjoyed a pleasant victory in the opening match of the 2024 U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS).
Inter Miami won 2-0 over Real Salt Lake in the opening game of the first round of the 2024 MLS Eastern Conference held at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA on the 22nd (Korean time).
Inter Miami, which ranked 14th out of 15 teams in the Eastern Conference last season, took a refreshing start in the opening game by defeating Salt Lake, which ranked 5th in the Western Conference last season.
Messi’s brilliant dribbling and selfless play led to victory.
Miami went on the offensive with the ‘four players from FC Barcelona’ including Messi, Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets, and Jordi Alba.
Lionel Messi and teammates celebrating a goal
Miami scored first.
In the 39th minute of the first half, Miami received the ball from Busquets in midfield and sent a forward pass, and Robert Taylor rushed to the right of the penalty area and hit the net with a right-footed shot.
It was Messi’s first assist of the season.Taylor scored his first MLS goal this season.
Miami, which finished the first half 1-0, was confident of victory with an additional goal from Diego Gomes in the 38th minute of the second half.
The starting point for Gomez’s goal was Messi.
Messi, who attempted to dribble near the center line, passed a pass between three opposing players near the penalty arc, and Suarez took over and connected to Gomes with a one-touch pass.
Gomes scored an additional goal with a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area.
Coincidentally, all of Miami’s goals that day were scored by ‘Barcelona alumni’. 스포츠토토