Lionel Messi Leads Inter Miami Beat Atlanta United 4-0

Lionel Messi scored two goals as Inter Miami beat Atlanta United 4-0. (Instagram/@intermiamifc)

JAKARTA Lionel Messi performed brilliantly in the Inter Miami match against Atlanta United. The Argentine national team star managed to score two goals aka brace.

Messi gave his team a two-goal lead when the game was running for 22 minutes at the DRV PNK Stadium, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Robert Taylor then bought up the next two goals to give Inter Miami a 4-0 win.

Messi's success had an impact on his new team, making Inter Miami step into the knockout stages of the League Cup.

These two victories saw Inter Miami top the Group J standings in a tournament that brought together top teams from Major League Soccer (MLS) and the Mexican MX League.

The additional two goals made La Pulga have collected a total of three goals at David Beckham's club since joining this month as a free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).

The 2022 World Cup winner started for the first time for his new club after entering the bench and scoring the winner in the 94th minute in the match against Mexican club Cruz Azul last weekend.

Against Atlanta, Messi opened the scoring for his team when the game had only been running for eight minutes. He scored after receiving a cross from his former Barcelona teammate, Sergio Busquets.

Messi broke into the penalty box before firing a shot that hit the post. However, the ball vomited that led to him was immediately struck.

The owner of the seven Ballon d'Or then doubled their lead in the 22nd minute. Taylor then increased the score when the first half normal match was one minute remaining.

Taylor then listed his name again eight minutes after halftime. This time he broke into the opponent's goal after receiving Messi's pass in a counter-attack.