What did he do?! Lionel Messi's incredible goal. You have to see it!
The fight for the Club World Cup in the United States is heating up. After Palmeiras beat Al-Ahly Cairo 2-0, a match interrupted by dangerous weather conditions, Inter Miami entered the action for the second time in the tournament on Thursday evening.
Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and company had a lot to prove to the fans after the opening draw with Al-Ahly. As did the players of FC Porto, who also shared the points with Palmeiras without a goal. The match in Atlanta promised to be extremely interesting.
Already in the first minutes, things got dangerous in front of the FC Porto goal, when Lionel Messi led two attacks, but it was the team from Portugal who opened the score of the match. In the sixth minute, after a VAR review, the referee found a foul by Noah Allen on one of the opponents. And Samu Aghehova converted the penalty into a goal, although Oscar Ustari was close to saving his shot.
In the 18th minute, the Miami team could have responded. After another individual move by Messi, Luis Suarez found himself face to face with Claudio Ramos, but the FC Porto goalkeeper made an effective save.
Just before the break, the team from Estadio Dragao could have increased its lead. In the 38th minute, however, Ustari was relieved on the goal line by Maximiliano Falcon, who saved Rodrigo Mora's shot. And in the 43rd minute, the Miami goalkeeper was saved by the post after a shot by Alan Varela.
Eight minutes that shook FC PortoAfter the resumption of play, this time the Miami team took the lead. And it took only eight minutes for Inter to turn the tables. First, in the 47th minute, after a play by Marcelo Segaindt, Telasco Segovia equalized with a powerful shot under the crossbar.
And in the 53rd minute, Messi scored a beautiful shot directly from a free kick just outside the penalty area, and the stands in Atlanta went wild with joy.
Watch Lionel Messi's incredible strike:
The fans in Atlanta did not see any more goals and thus the team from Miami is close to advancing to the next phase of the World Cup. In the last group match, the team from Florida will play against Palmeiras, and FC Porto against Al-Ahly.
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