With two goals, Lionel Messi rediscovered his scoring prowess as Inter Miami came out of a draw to defeat New York 5-1 on Saturday.
Miami fell to FC Cincinnati 3-0 on Wednesday, ending Messi’s hot season with a 3-0 blowout.
However, the Argentinian superstar’s best form came back as Miami dominated in Harrison, New Jersey, to end the match decisively.
After Alexander Hack bundled home a 14th-minute opener to give the hosts a commanding lead, the Red Bulls had threatened to bring about another setback.
However, Messi quickly orchestrated Inter Miami’s recovery from that setback by sending off Jordi Alba’s sublime pass in the 24th minute.
The Spaniard crossed for Telasco Segovia to score the second goal on 27 minutes before Messi and Alba combined for the second goal.
Then, Segovia snuck in his second of the night deep into stoppage time to give Miami a clear lead.
As Miami blew up in the second half, Messi took over.
The Argentine World Cup winner was headed onto the goal in the 60th minute thanks to a majestic through ball from Sergio Busquets, a former Barcelona teammate.
Before tucking away the goalkeeper Carlos Coronel’s goal, Messi took his time and coolly feinted to the wrong foot for a 4-1 lead.
Messi’s second goal came from another Barcelona old boys pairing. When Luis Suarez crossed from the left, Messi sprinted past Coronel with a thumping finish as he controlled on the edge of the six-yard box.
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