Messi forgets the Club World Cup with a double in Inter Miami’s 4-1 win over CF Montreal
Lionel Messi left the Club World Cup behind and what better balm than two goals in the 4-1 rout of CF Montreal in the MLS tournament
Lionel Messi was quick to find solace for the frustration of Inter Miami's elimination from the Club World Cup at the hands of the powerful Paris Saint Germain, with one of his magical nights in the MLS that allowed him to lead the 4-1 rout of CF Montreal with a brace.
Messi fixed a small problem and then took control of the match to register two goals, an assist and several opponents left in the way to help Tadeo Allende and Telasco Segovia complete the job against the Canadians.
Messi put behind him a shot that was judged as a blooper by returning the ball and giving it to an opponent with just two minutes left, which paved the way for German Prince Osei Owusu to put the Herons against the wall very early on.
But just when everyone was looking to take advantage of Messi's mistake, the Flea appeared as in his best moments to open up a defense that opted for the counterattack and start helping his teammates like Telasco Segovia and Tadeo Allende to have more influence on the field.
It was an incredible play in which Messi trusted so much in his ability that he returned the ball without realizing it as if it were something mechanical and what he found was an opponent to establish the play for the first goal of the match
This is how the tie came about, scored by Tadeo Allende in the 33rd minute, which seemed to give greater equity to the actions, but where Lionel Messi took the reins of the match to turn the score around with his goals in the 40th and 62nd minutes that led to a resounding victory for the team led by Javier Mascherano.
This is how Miami showed with a shot at the post by Jordi Alba and two or three arrivals led by Messi until in the 32nd minute Tadeo Allende found the tie and with it allowed the star of the Argentine national team to score the tie.
The rest was a formality and a consequence of the dominance of the Garzas who in the second half with the second goal from Messi and another from Telasco Segovia put the final score at 4-1, allowing Inter Miami to move into sixth place in the Eastern Conference with 32 points, ten below Cincinnati.