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Lionel Messi scored two goals in the second half, and Inter Miami led 5-0 over Orlando City.
Inter Miami new signing Luis Suarez has a brace in the 4th minutey And 11y The 29th minute, Robert Taylor scored the second goal in the 29th minutey Minutes to boost the lead.
It is Inter Miami's third match of the 2024 MLS season, broadcast locally on FOX with Free live streaming is available on Apple TV From Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Suarez nearly scored a hat-trick before halftime, but an offside call wiped what would have been Inter Miami's fourth goal off the board.
Suarez got to work early, with the Uruguayan striker scoring from the right side for his first goal, and from the left side for his second. Julien Gressel assisted both goals.
Taylor added to the lead after an assist from Suarez in a dominant first half.
Messi was relatively calm until he got into a public argument with the referees, especially after Taylor was ruled offside for preventing Suarez from scoring the third goal.
Messi missed the opportunity to score a goal from a free kick, as it hit the left post in the 34th minute. But he was amazed by his dribbling between the defenders, which caused the fans to react with shouts of booing during the first half.
Lionel Messi found the back of the net for the second time, scoring from a header in 62Second abbreviation Minute 5, giving Inter Miami a 5-0 lead.
Messi ran down the right side and received a pass across the pitch from Suarez, which Messi shot perfectly into the left corner of the net.
Messi scored a goal after a pass to the chest, while the Orlando City defender tried to keep him from a powerful shot into the net in the 56th minute.y Minute 4, giving Inter Miami a 4-0 lead.
It was a funny scene as the defender physically pulled Messi away when the easier goal opportunity presented itself.
Jordi Alba shot a ball into the net, but Orlando player Robin Jansson shot it out of the net.
Messi came to stop the ball with his chest, before Orlando's Rodrigo Schlegel blocked his shot into the net.
Messi watched the ball slowly roll into the back net.
Messi had another chance to score during the defeat to Inter Miami, but he was wide of the target.
Messi's miss came in the 54th minuteSecond abbreviation One minute, after missing two goals from Julien Gressel.
Gressel's second kick hit the top post and went back into play instead of into the back net, while his first was too high.
Ojeda's goal is not good: Inter Miami 3, Orlando City 0
Inter Miami almost surrendered a goal at the beginning of the second half, but the score remained 3-0.
Orlando City player Martin Ojeda scored a goal against Inter Miami goalkeeper Drake Callendar, but the referees ruled him offside after the kick.
Luis Suarez almost scored a hat-trick before the end of the first half, and waved his finger to express his dissatisfaction with the referee’s decision, but Robert Taylor canceled it due to offside.
Suarez dribbled past Orlando City goalkeeper Pedro Gallese, who was too far away from the net, and scored a goal that dribbled into the net.
It almost was a hat-trick for Suarez, and Inter Miami took a 4-0 lead before half-time.
Lionel Messi had an opportunity to shoot a free kick towards the net, but he was unable to convert it.
Messi's kick had the trademark bend I've seen from him throughout his career, but his shot hit the left post outside the hands of Orlando City goalkeeper Pedro Gallese.
Inter Miami took the lead in the first half against Orlando City, as Robert Taylor scored his second goal of the season in the 29th minute.y minute.
Taylor received a pass from Luis Suarez, who scored the first two goals of the match. Fortunately, Inter Miami remained on the side.
Orlando City goalkeeper Bedo Gallese played close to Suarez, giving Taylor an open net.
Lionel Messi almost shot on goal, before an Orlando City player stopped him near the goal in the 25th minute.y minute.
However, Messi quickly won the hearts of the fans with two dribbling moves that won the applause of the fans in attendance.
One of the dribbles saw Messi put the ball in front of a running defender. The other, Messi was manipulating the defender.
Two goals in 11 minutes for Luis Suarez.
This time, Suarez's left boot from the left side of the pitch gave Inter Miami an early 2-0 lead against Orlando City.
It's a double for Suarez, who smiled brightly as he hugged Lionel Messi and Robert Taylor after the score.
One minute Luis Suarez was in pain. The next day, he found the back of the net.
Suarez scored a goal in the 4th minutey The first minute of the match after a pass from Julien Gressel.
Suarez fell after a challenge from a defender, and appeared to favor his right leg in the third minute. He struggled in his first two matches for Inter Miami. But the opening goal of the match was the perfect start.
Emotions were high when Messi took to the field to warm up before the match. He received a standing ovation and was soon welcomed by the fans sitting in the stands. He also did some warm-up exercises with his teammate Luis Luis Suarez, and even took a practice penalty kick.
Messi is in the starting lineup for Inter Miami. Below is the official lineup for both teams:
The referee lockout in Major League Soccer reached a major turning point on Saturday, just hours before Lionel Messi and Inter Miami squared off in a nationally televised match.
Referee Guilherme Sirrieta has been removed from the officiating crew for Inter Miami's match against Orlando City, scheduled to kick off at 4:30pm, after photos of him wearing an Inter Miami kit appeared online.
“Referee Guilherme Sirita has been removed from the match due to a potential conflict,” the Professional Referees Organization (PRO) said in a statement to USA TODAY Sports before the game.
Does Messi speak English? His Inter Miami teammate shares a funny story
Lionel Messi speaks a little more English than he lets on – a surprise for the Inter Miami star, who won the World Cup with Argentina.
Inter Miami player Julian Gressel said that Messi gave him clear instructions in English during a pre-season match in Saudi Arabia.
Messi's reaction after speaking English to Grissel: Very good English, isn't it?
Inter Miami coach Tata Martino expressed his concern about how difficult Messi was playing in the first two matches of the season. Maintaining Messi's body is a key part of the long game too.
“Of course, I have been discussing some things with him. What worries me most are the day-to-day matters and how he recovers from match after match,” Martino said.
“I feel that in these two matches we relied on him excessively in every confrontation, which caused him great fatigue in the two matches.”
Messi scored an equalizer and an assist in his first two games of the season. Inter Miami enters with four of a possible six points after beating Real Salt Lake and drawing with Galaxy.
In addition to Inter Miami's season, Messi is expected to join Argentina in the Copa America this summer, which could be his last major international tournament after the 2022 World Cup. He is 36.
Messi's workload will be quite high, as he will play five matches with Inter Miami and two matches with the Argentine national team in the next three weeks of March.
Inter Miami's home match on Saturday against Orlando City begins with five games in two weeks. The second and fourth games of the stretch will be against Nashville in the round of 16 of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
Messi was also selected by Argentina To play in two recently announced matches – March 22 against El Salvador in Philadelphia and March 26 against Costa Rica in Los Angeles – which puts him in the mix for seven games in 21 days.
If Messi plays in the friendlies, he will miss Inter Miami's match against New York Red Bulls at Red Bull Arena on March 23. Inter Miami's match on March 30 at home against New York FC could either be Messi's return or a rest day after March. List.
Argentina will play in the opening match of the tournament against Canada or Trinidad and Tobago on June 20 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
Argentina's second match will be against Chile on June 25 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Argentina will also play Peru on June 29 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The final match of the Copa America is scheduled to be held at the stadium of the Miami Dolphins, which plays in the American Football League, on July 14.
Before Argentina plays in the Copa America, it will play two matches, one of which is: on June 9 against Ecuador at Soldier Field in Chicago; June 14 vs. Guatemala at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland.
Messi will miss at least five Inter Miami matches this summer if Argentina reaches the Copa America final again. Possible games: June 15 at Philadelphia Union; June 19 vs. Columbus Crew; June 29 in Nashville; July 3 at Charlotte FC Stadium; and July 6 at FC Cincinnati.
Lionel Messi has achieved another feat, this time on social media.
Messi, the 2022 World Cup champion and eight-time Ballon d'Or winner as the best player in football, reached 500 million followers on Instagram last weekend.
Check him out Thank you post here.
Messi spreads quickly with a dribbling move over the injured player
Lionel Messi showed, in just one scene in the opening match of the season, why he is considered by many to be the best footballer in the world.
Messi went viral after dribbling over an injured defender – Andrew Brody, who was lying on the pitch after stepping on his hand earlier in the sequence – during the first half of Inter Miami's 2-0 win over Real Salt Lake on Wednesday night.
“Student. Incurable problem solver. Amateur baconaholic. Introvert. Infuriatingly humble music fanatic.”