(PLO) – Lionel Messi scored in the last minute to help Inter Miami regain 1 point against host LA Galaxy in the MLS round 2 match on the morning of February 26.
Inter Miami has an away trip to a team that is rated higher in terms of team quality than LA Galaxy in round 2 of MLS. Despite starting with a squad including Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, the stars of the pink shirt team still played quite deadlocked against LA Galaxy’s disciplined defense.
At the 12th minute, LA Galaxy received a penalty. Riqui Puig was given the opportunity, but the Spanish midfielder missed the opportunity to open the score when he shot low to the right corner and was blocked by goalkeeper Callendar. In the 75th minute, from a counterattack on the right wing, Joveljic chose a favorable position to cushion the ball into the empty net, opening the score 1-0 for LA Galaxy.
With his goal against LA Galaxy, Messi scored his first goal in the 2024 MLS season, while Inter Miami has 4 points after the first 2 rounds. If only counting official matches, this is “El Pulga”‘s first goal in 2024, thereby increasing his scoring record to 20 consecutive years.
