Messi's 'magic'

On the morning of July 20, Messi scored 2 goals and assisted to help Inter Miami beat host New York Red Bulls 5-1 in round 24 of MLS.

At the New York Red Bulls' home ground, Inter Miami started slowly and conceded the first goal after a silly mistake by goalkeeper Rocco Novo Rios in the 15th minute.

The unfortunate loss woke up Lionel Messi, Jordi Alba, Luis Suarez and Sergio Busquets. The quartet that once rocked Europe played at the highest level to help Inter Miami create a spectacular comeback. Among them, Messi played the most outstanding performance, contributing to 4 of the 5 goals.

Messi proves his superiority in MLS.

In the 24th minute, Messi pierced the New York Red Bulls defense, creating conditions for Alba to score from a tight angle. 3 minutes later, the Argentina captain again left the home defenders helpless with a delicate chip. Alba appeared at the far post, before passing back for Telasco Segovia to finish close to the goal, raising the score to 2-1 for Inter Miami.

Before the first half ended, Segovia increased the gap to 2 goals for the away team with a technical shot from outside the penalty area.

In the second half, New York Red Bulls pushed up their formation but could not reduce the score, and paid the price with a fourth goal in the 60th minute. From a precise through ball from Busquets's home field, Messi escaped, used a fake move to fool the goalkeeper and then finished into an empty net.

The sublime performance of "El Pulga" did not stop. In the 75th minute, he controlled Luis Suarez's pass with his chest, before swinging his foot to score the 5th goal against New York Red Bulls.

Messi scored his 6th double in the last 7 matches, thereby continuing to increase his impressive personal achievements in the US Major League this season with 18 goals, 7 assists after only 18 appearances. Meanwhile, Inter Miami still has a chance to defend the Eastern championship with 41 points, 8 points behind the leader Philadelphia Union but still has 3 matches in hand.

Source: https://znews.vn/ma-thuat-cua-messi-post1570063.html