Messi stars as Inter Miami avenge defeat, thrash Seattle Sounders | OneFootball

Inter Miami took revenge and thrashed Seattle Sounders 3-0 at Chase Stadium, in the Major League Soccer sixteen days after having fallen to the same rival in the Leagues Cup final, with an included scandal.

Lionel Messi was the star of the match with an assist and a goal, which places him as the second highest scorer in the American league with 20 goals.

Javier Mascherano's team was the absolute dominator of the first half and found in the Jordi Alba – Messi partnership the key to taking the lead.

First, it was the Argentine who started in the middle of the field with pure dribbling and opened to the left for the Spaniard to shoot with his left foot for the 1-0.

After the post denied him the goal, the roles were reversed and Leo had his revenge. Cross from the left by Jordi and number 10 pushed it into the back of the net for the 2-0.

At the start of the second half, Inter Miami reached 3-0 through a corner taken by Rodrigo De Paul, which Jamaican Ian Fray turned into a goal.

The Mexican Obed Vargas scored for the visitors with 22 minutes left, but the match was already settled and the Herons did not have any major scares.

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