Messi leads Inter Miami to victory in the fatal time
Argentine star Lionel Messi made a Hollywood start to his career in the United States when he scored the winning goal 2-1 for his new team, Inter Miami, against Mexican Kroos Asol in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
The match, which was held in Fort Lauderdale in front of 20,000 spectators and was attended by sports and art stars, including LeBron James, Serena Williams, and Kim Kardashian, who took pictures from their mobile phones, brought together Inter Miami and Cross Asoul League Cup "organized by the American and Mexican federations.
Messi sat on the benches of the reserve players because he was not fully ready to play 90 minutes, but the crowd began chanting his name, "Messi, Messi" from the 20th minute, calling for Argentine coach Gerardo Martino to include him.
Robert Taylor opened the scoring for Inter Miami one minute before the end of the first half, with a shot that hit the post and headed into the net.
Then came the moment Messi entered the field in the 54th minute when the crowd stood for him in applause.
However, Kroos Assol equalized through Antona (65).
Argentine star tried again and again by supplying his teammates with elaborate balls or through individual attempts until the referee awarded him a direct free kick on the outskirts of the area in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
Messi's former Barcelona colleague Sergio Busquets also participated.
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