Messi contributed two assists in Inter Miami's victory

In the 51st minute of the match on the BMO field, Busquets held the ball in his own half and then twisted his body and passed it back to the circle in the middle of the field for Messi. After a few spans of observation, the Inter Miami captain's striker poked a hole through the home defense to let Alba from the ice to beat goalkeeper John McCarthy in the face-to-face phase.

In the 83rd minute, Miami counterattacked quickly. Messi took advantage of home midfielder Aaron Long's weak chest block to clear the ball to break through. A Los Angeles FC player rushed in to put pressure, but striker No. 10 still calmly passed to the right so Campana could finish neatly into the far corner when facing McCarthy.

These are his first two assists in three MLS appearances. In the previous two matches, Messi sat on the bench and then substituted and sealed a 2-0 victory for Inter Miami over New York Red Bulls in round 35. In round 36, when he returned to the starting role, the Argentine striker was silent in the draw. Nashville 0-0 at DRV PNK's home field.

In all competitions, Messi played 11 matches for Miami, scored 11 goals and assisted 5 others. In addition to his three MLS games, he made seven appearances, scoring 10 goals and assisting one in the Leagues Cup, and one in the American Cup, where he provided two assists.

Besides the two assists, Messi could have also scored for Inter Miami, with a good chance in the 38th minute. He bounced off the wall with Diego Gomez and then moved into the penalty area, swerving past Long to face McCarthy. But on the next left foot shot, Messi was blocked by the Los Angeles FC goalkeeper with his hand. In the stands, singer Selena Gomez gasped, expressing shock and regret at this failure.

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