Lionel Messi’s late assist helps salvage a 2-2 draw in Inter Miami’s MLS opener

Lionel Messi Cold temperatures were not tightened on Wednesday evening, When he scored the only goal in the Inter Miyami 1-0 victory against Sporting Kansas City In the CONCACAF Champions Cup match. A few days later, he was not scored in the opening match of the MLS, but he came significantly in another way: with the help of late settlement.

Telasco Segovia scored the comment goal in the tenth minute New York City To a 2-2 equalizer on Saturday night in front of a stars crowd, which included the tennis legend Serena Williams And the actress Eva Longoria.

At his second help at night, Messi hit a ball to Segovia, which ended in his first MLS appearance with a nice shot from the right side of the box to the lower left corner.

Miami played a lot of the second half on the goal. Alonso Martinez in New York got the easy past Oscar Ostari After the defender between Miami Jordi Alba It was accidentally passed directly to Martinez to put New York 2-1 in the 55th minute.

But Messi, MLS MVP last season, helped his team in the gathering, and did not show any signs of fatigue in his second match in three days.

Make Ballon D’Orived eight times its mark early. Just 72 hours after the winner of the first stage of the first round of the Concacaf Cup, Messi took a pass from Alba in the fifth minute on Saturday. Messi and then feed her to Toto AvilesAnd that he took advantage of after Matthew Freez in New York to the lower left corner of the target to put Miami at the front 1-0.

Aviles later drew a red card in the first half to treat a late slide inside the box, forcing Miami to play with 10 men for the rest of the road. The sinner created the goal of the comment, which Mitja Elennik Register on a little deception. In a free kick, Santi Rodriguez sent a low pass to Ilenic, who had never been in Miami to be interpreted to the left of the defense line.

Elennik launched a shot across the body to The Far Post, where the New York fans group erupted at Chase Stadium in chants that lasted until the minutes of the match.

Miami entered this season with high expectations after completing the eastern conference last year and won the shield of supporters before it was suddenly eliminated by Atlanta in the first round of the qualifiers.

In the shadow of a new coach, Javier Maskrano, they hope to repeat their hegemony.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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