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First game, first goal: Watch Lionel Messi’s glorious strike for new club Inter Miami
Messi scored in his first match with the club to give the Miami side a late lead and eventual winner with a 94th minute strike.
The World Cup winner struck a freekick from yards out over the wall and past the goalie into the opponent’s net before wheeling off in celebration.
The game against Liga MX side Cruz Azul ended 2 -1 in favour of Inter Miami. The match was played at the DRV PNK Stadium.
Messi joimed Inter Miami from French Ligue 1 side, Paris-Saint Germain (PSG) where he spent a season after joing from Barcelona.
Watch Messi’s strike below:
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Messi scores in his first match with the club to give us the lead in the 94th minute. pic.twitter.com/pI7bYjEK63
— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) July 22, 2023