Inter Miami leads the MLS Eastern Conference! Lionel Messi’s team scored a second consecutive victory this Saturday evening by winning against Nashville (3-1). And who else obviously than the former Parisian Messi to score a double, greatly contribute to his team’s victory, and take his franchise to the top of the North American championship?
Stuck at the bottom of the standings, the Tennessee club opened the scoring in the second minute with an own goal from defender Franco Negri. But Messi quickly equalized on a deflection from Luis Suarez (1-1, 11th). It was another former Barça partner, Sergio Busquets, who allowed Miami to take the lead before the break, with a header from a corner from the Argentinian (2-1, 39th).
Messi achieved the double at the end of the match by converting a penalty obtained by the young Brazilian striker Léo Afonso, who entered the game shortly before (3-1, 81st). At 36 years old, the “Pulga” has scored nine goals in as many matches since the start of the season, in addition to five assists. With 18 points in 10 days, Inter Miami, eliminated ten days ago in the quarter-finals of the Concacaf Champions League, is two points ahead of New York RB and three over Cincinnati, who however have a match in hand. less.
