Messi FRISCO, Texas Thousands football fans jammed into a stadium in the blazing Texas heat stood and held out their iPhones, eager to record Lionel Messi’s first trip game for Inter Miami.
Messi scored on another spectacular free kick in Inter Miami’s third straight two-goal game, a tying goal that led to a penalty kicks triumph over FC Dallas in a Leagues Cup knockout game Sunday night According to Football Insider
This time, the left-footed superstar, was to the right of the net, and beat FC Dallas’ Maarten Paes to the near post the same way he did from the left side in a 2-1 win over Mexican club Cruz Azul in his Inter Miami debut.
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The victory in the round of 16 advanced Inter Miami to the League Cup quarterfinals, where they will face the winner of Monday night’s match between Charlotte FC and Houston.
Messi’s first goal for his new club outside of Florida came in the sixth minute, a left-footed strike beyond the penalty area off a cross from former FC Barcelona colleague Jordi Alba.
Argentina’s seven-time Ballon d’Or winner and World Cup champion has scored seven goals in four games for Inter Miami.
FC Dallas took a 4-2 lead on Robert Taylor’s own goal in the 68th minute, but Dallas responded with an own goal in the 80th minute. On a free kick from outside the left corner of the penalty box.
Messi had the first penalty kick with a slow-moving shot into the right corner, and the difference was FC Dallas’ Paxton Pomykal missing over the crossbar on the second attempt. Benjamin Cremaschi, who scored in the 65th minute, had the clincher as Miami finished with a 5-3 edge in the shootout.
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