The Argentine scored in a friendly against América from Mexico.
The year started strong for Lionel Messi. Playing in Las Vegas, Inter Miami kicked off their season with a friendly against América from Mexico, which also marked Javier Mascherano’s debut as head coach of the American team. Messi scored, and after a 2-2 draw in regulation time, Inter Miami won 3-2 in a penalty shootout. Stay updated with the best football results on live football score brazil.
A former teammate of Messi with the Argentina national team, Barcelona, and 2014 World Cup runner-up in Brazil, the ex-midfielder took over after Tata Martino’s departure, following the team’s elimination from Major League Soccer (MLS).
América started strong and opened the scoring in the first half with Martín. But just three minutes later, Messi equalized for Inter Miami. In his celebration, the Argentine taunted the Mexican crowd, which was in the majority at the stadium. First, he pointed to the number 10 on his jersey and then made a “3” with one hand and a “0” with the other, referencing the number of World Cup titles each country has (three for Argentina and none for Mexico).
In the second half, the Mexicans took the lead again but couldn’t hold off the Americans, who equalized in stoppage time. In the penalty shootout, Inter Miami missed three kicks, while América missed four, giving the victory to the Americans. Be ahead of the game with BB Score.
