Messi and other former Barcelona players snatch a draw for Inter Miami CF
All four former Barcelona players, namely Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets, Luis Suárez, and Lionel Messi, started the match and played the full 90 minutes.
The visitors quickly took the lead in the fifteenth minute, but ten minutes later, Messi combined brilliantly with Alba outside the opponent’s penalty area to equalize.
Towards the end of the first half, an error on Inter Miami’s side led to another conceded goal, but they swiftly responded again. In the second minute of added time, the trio of Messi, Alba, and Suárez set up a goal for the Uruguayan.
In the 68th minute, Suárez inadvertently scored an own goal. Following a corner kick, he headed the ball into his own net. Inter Miami had to come from behind once more, and they succeeded. In the 85th minute, Jordi Alba made a run behind the defenders and calmly finished past the goalkeeper. St. Louis City players appealed for offside, but VAR confirmed the goal’s legitimacy.
The match ended in a thrilling draw.
MLS
Inter Miami CF – St. Louis City 3:3
Goals: Messi 25’, Suárez 45+2’, Alba 85’ – Durkin 15’, Vassilev 41’, Suárez 68′ (own goal)
Inter Miami continues to lead Cincinnati in the Eastern Conference standings by just two points, although the Ohio club has two games in hand. In the scorers’ list,
Messi and Suárez hold the third and fourth spots, respectively, each with twelve goals. They are four goals behind the leader. The legendary Argentine also remains at the top of the assist rankings with fourteen assists.
