Inter Miami relied on none other than Lionel Messi to win their head-to-head clash with the New England Revolution this Sunday (1) in the MLS regular season.
The No. 10 secured a 2-1 win with a stunning goal, beating three opponents at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough.
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There was also a bizarre own goal by the Florida side before it was ruled out for offside.
Plenty of drama!
After a goalless first half, Gazdag put New England ahead in the 53rd minute.
Berterame equalized in the 69th minute with an assist from Messi, who had his back to goal.
Has he ever played a pass like that before?
The No. 10 made the difference again in the 83rd minute.
A brilliant move took him past three opponents before he fired a shot that gave Turner no chance.
Career goal number 937.
He is the outright MLS top scorer with 26 goals—and also has 13 assists.
New England did find the net in the 87th minute after a double blunder.
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St. Clair failed to cut out a cross, and Fray sent the ball into his own net with a baffling movement.
Luckily for Inter Miami, it was offside.
Watch the incident in the video below from the 01:02 mark:
How the standings look 📊
The Florida side moved up to 59 points, leaving New England (58) in third place in the Eastern Conference.
Both remain well behind leaders Nashville, who have 74 points.
There is just one more round of matches before the playoffs.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
