Messi BACK Inter Miami vs LA Galaxy 4-3 - All Goals & Highlights - 2024
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00:00Lionel Messi marked his return from injury with two goals and an assist to help enter
00:04Miami to a 3-1 win against Philadelphia Union.
00:08The World Cup-winning Argentina captain had not played since injuring his ankle in his
00:12country's Copa America final victory over Colombia in July.
00:17That saw him miss this month's World Cup qualifiers, while he also sat out eight games
00:21for his Major League Soccer side though they lead the MLS Eastern Conference standings.
00:26But the 37-year-old former Barcelona star played the full 90 minutes in his first inter-Miami
00:31start for three months and ran the show.
00:34Philadelphia took the lead after 58 seconds through Michael Ure but Miami equalized in
00:38the 26th minute, Messi beating a defender and lashing home after collecting a pass from
00:43Luis Suarez following good work from another ex-Barca teammate in Jordi Alba.
00:47Messi fired his team ahead four minutes later after being teed up by Alba and went on to
00:52set up Suarez for Miami's third deep and second-half injury time.
00:56After the match Messi, who now has 14 goals in 13 games this season, acknowledged he was
01:01a little tired.
01:02''I really wanted to come back, I had been off of the field for a long time,'' he added.
01:07''Little by little I was training with the group, feeling good and that's why we decided
01:12that I would start, and I'm very happy.''
01:14Elsewhere, LA Galaxy fought back from two goals down to beat Los Angeles rivals LAFC
01:194-2 as the top two teams in the Western Conference met.