On October 3, Beijing time, in the penultimate round of the regular season of the American Professional League, Miami International played against the Columbus Crew, and finally defeated the opponent 3-2 under the leadership of Messi and won a victory worth a thousand gold. After this game, Inter Miami has won the regular season championship with two rounds in advance.
In this game, Martino continued to start Messi, which was definitely a very wise decision. It was precisely because of Messi's super performance that Miami International was able to get 3 points. Without Messi, Inter Miami wouldn't have even been able to get a point.
In the 25th minute of the first half, Messi won the ball on the right side, and then sent a cross into the penalty area, and the opponent was suspected of an own goal. However, the referee ruled that the goal was disallowed because he believed that Inter Miami was involved in the attack.
The game continued, Inter Miami waited for the first goal, and in the 45th minute, Messi stepped up. After receiving a long pass from his teammates, Messi faced 2 defenders, and finally broke through with the ball and calmly scored the ball. In this attack, Messi made a 1-2 attack and used unparalleled skills to break the opponent's defense.
Just a few minutes later, Messi scored again. This time it was a free-kick and he scored straight away. The ball went around the wall, cut through an eerie arc, and finally flew into the door, and Inter Miami led 2-0, and it looked like the game was out of suspense. This is the 66th free kick goal in Messi's career, and it is also the first time he has scored a direct free kick in one year.
However, at the critical moment, Inter Miami's defense made another mistake. At the start of the second half, they were conceded by a goal to make it 1-2 and the home team saw hope.
Fortunately, Suarez quickly seized the opponent's mistake and scored 1 goal to help the team get a 2-goal advantage again. At that time, the home team's defenders and goalkeeper made a mistake in the combination, and Suarez finally picked up a missed header and scored.
In the 61st minute, Inter Miami made another mistake when they were fouled for handball in the box and awarded the home team a penalty. Cucho then opened the scoring to make it 2-3. Just after the home team saw hope again, Camacho was sent off for getting his second yellow card for tackling a man, and the home team played one man less.
Before the end of the game, Inter Miami handball in the box again, but this time the goalkeeper saved the opponent's shot and finally kept the score 3-2 until the end. This victory also helped them win the regular season championship ahead of schedule.
After this game, Messi also set 2 major records:
1, this is the first time in the history of the Miami International team to win the regular season championship, under the leadership of Messi, this team that has only been established for a few years, finally made a breakthrough;
2, this is the 46th championship of Messi's career, and he continues to break the football record he has set.
It is worth mentioning that after the MLS, the United States will have a playoffs, and Messi will have a chance to continue to lead the team to win the championship. The 37-year-old world-class superstar has played 16 regular season games this season and scored 17 goals, which is truly terrifying. With Messi's current form, he is still fully capable of playing in the top five leagues. It's a pity that Messi is destined not to return to Europe, and I hope he can participate in the World Cup in 2 years, this tournament is likely to be Messi's last "performance", and it is also the last chance for fans to enjoy Messi's performance!