lionel-messi-and-jordi-alba-combined-“the-old-fashioned-way”-for-inter-miami's-victory-over-the-galaxyLionel Messi and Jordi Alba combined “the old fashioned way” for Inter Miami's victory over the Galaxy
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By Humberto Viera

26 Feb 2024, 09:58 AM EST

Sometimes, the known and familiar surpasses the new and unknown, and Lionel Messi demonstrated this premise in the match between Inter Miami and Los Angeles Galaxy, scoring his first goal in his second season in the American Major League Soccer (MLS).

According to Infobae, Messi scored in the final minutes of the game, after a brilliant combination with Jordi Alba. The Argentine and the Spaniard built a masterful play, reminiscent of their times at FC Barcelona, ​​which culminated in the goal of a 1-1 draw, in a complicated match for the Florida team.

After Dejan Joveljic scored for the home team with 15 minutes remaining, Messi seemed to turn on and take control of the match. The Argentine teamed up with Alba to create scoring opportunities. Before the goal, they had tried their usual formula: Alba reached the bottom, crossed back and Messi finished, but the ball passed close to the goal.

The opportunity came as the second minute of the seven added by the referee approached. Messi recovered the ball, combined with Alba, received the back pass in the crescent, controlled it and fired a shot into the area. Messi anticipated the defenders and scored the ball to score the tying goal.

With this goal, Messi has 13 goals in 23 games with Inter Miami, in addition to seven assists and a title. In his career, he has scored 823 goals and provided 364 assists in 1,056 games.

Inter Miami has four points at the start of the MLS and is preparing to face Orlando City in the local classic next Saturday, March 2.

In addition, on Thursday, March 7, they will begin their participation in the Concachampions, visiting Nashville SC or Moca of the Dominican Republic in the round of 16.

The American team won the first game of this key 3-0 as a visitor and will host Moca next Wednesday, February 28 to define the classification.

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