Messi Orchestrates INSANE Win | Inter Miami vs New York City | Full Match Highlights

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Lionel Messi orchestrated Inter Miami CF’s attack from the opening minutes against New York City FC in the MLS regular season at Nu Stadium, with the Argentine involved in the build-up that led to Germán Berterame’s 20th-minute opener after Luis Suárez slid the ball across for a tap-in. Rodrigo De Paul, Casemiro and the Inter Miami midfield controlled possession while Messi constantly found pockets of space, forcing New York City FC into defensive errors before the break.
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We're up a man for more than half the match before it all fell apart,
looking for a bounce-back performance tonight.
Suarez, who factored into three of the Miami...
Suarez to keep this alive, and now Messi out wide.
Lionel Messi with a terrific ball,
Lujan into the attack, Gonzalo Lujan plays it across,
and a big save, that is big tonight.
On the build-up by Inter Miami and quickly played ahead.
They're looking for Alonso Martinez, but taken away.
Luis Suarez is down and he is writhing in pain.
It seemed to be off the ball as all seems to be.
Centrally, Fernandez-Murcao opts to give it a go
and it's handled on a bounce, Dane St. Clair.
They've started really positive.
In the Eastern Conference, here's Suarez.
Took a look at goal, gives to Messi instead.
Lionel Messi plays this ahead.
Bertrami and the chance.
...is off the mark. Messi in the danger area,
looking for Miami's second.
It's a difficult one for Messi,
but even he's frustrated with himself there,
because he knows he has the quality.
But once again, it's Bertrami just keeping that little bit of width.
Pereira, once needed, an MLS Cup champion, plays it ahead.
That was a good ball for Alonso Martinez.
The touch, a bit too strong, it'll come back.
Bertrami plowed the road there, brought down at the top of the box.
This ball flicked in, Suarez to play it across!
Picture perfect!
Into Miami with a 1-0 lead,
and since 20, the wait is over,
and into Miami has the lead.
When the last dozen games played back, top of the box, and...
I'm sure that defensively they are solid.
The ball settled here by Suarez, picks up the trailer,
that's Messi, his shot is blocked.
The cross away, the ball falls at the top of the box,
shot is blocked away.
Goal scorer, 15 on the season, but only two left here by Traore.
He gets it back from Sands.
Benny Traore on the move for New York City.
Plays this ahead.
Traore to get on it.
His cross.
New York City unable to get.
Lujan for Messi.
Leo Messi floats this ball in.
Played a cross.
Back the other way for a goal kick.
The dangerous Reguilón getting up for that.
He has.
He's been playing Miami.
Not out of the woods yet.
Top of the box.
There's O'Neill with a shot.
Blocked away.
Ojeda on the move.
Edge of the 18.
His service blocked away.
That's so well played by.
Perea again, pulls it back, plays this to the two games
that are affecting the status of these teams.
Fernandez Macau, that was fumbled a bit by Saint Clair,
who eventually handles.
Yeah, Fernandez Macau, he's got plenty of power.
The official tells us four minutes of stoppage time.
Messi with the given goal,
and this should do it for the opening half of play.
Referee not blowing the whistle yet.
Here we go, Bertrami, one more chance here.
This ball does find Messi.
Messi lays this off, top of the box, shot, goal!
There was just enough time in the end for another.
And into Miami has doubled the lead.
Rodrigo DePaul with the blast to make it a 2-0 game.
DeLazza. DeLazza, this ball taken by Messi.
Lee here as the second half gets underway.
Alonso Martinez. Here comes Suarez.
Messi. Lionel Messi.
Put it over the bar, sent.
Not freeze.
Climbing to his right.
Transition.
Alonso Martinez calling for it off the back of his shot
Agustin Ojeda shook off the challenge by Mikael.
Comes to Messi a second time.
Able to work this ball across.
Reguilón, his service cleared away.
Traore.
Top of the box.
Traore gives it a go.
Padilla with a good move.
Works this across.
Segovia who scored in the conference final
against New York City back in November.
Paul, top of the box, Messi occupying two defenders.
Still it's interesting to see again, is it all coming together? I don't think so.
I think if any.
The return from Messi, Sandys.
See the link up play, once again, lovely bit of connection.
To the foot of Messi,
Opts to play it short.
This shot by New York City.
That is one of the saves of the season.
I'm convinced that Freeze gets.
Comes right back to the golden boot leader, Lionel Messi.
Beats Will.
Good ball served up for Ojeda, Agustin Ojeda.
Ages of games, Miami.
That's one of the things they're trying to rectify here.
Last time it happened was against Columbus.
Ball is stolen here.
Luigi floats this ball off the top net.
And, oh, he simply needed to square it.
He had Malachi Jones making the run.
It's out for a corner.
Comes Miami.
Here's Messi with a head of steam.
Options right and left.
Lionel Messi continues on, lays this off.
Another one off post.
Played centrally, Messi again, looking to get on the board himself,
that shot blocked away, takes a deflection, it's out for a corner.
It's another wonderful break, this is from the corner,
sorry the free kick, from NYC, and then Messi,
he just waits until he has enough players around.
Sent in by Gray, that's St. Clair taking charge
in the danger area and he's got it.
Signal from their 15 goal man, his service, St. Clair.
Luján gives it up for Messi.
Sands, James Sands,
Hannes Wolff worked it across, had his man in the...
Service from the far side, going up for that and sending it just wide.
New York City with one of its best opportunities of the night.
And Luigi.
It's a big chance as well. It's a big, big...
New York City's 15-goal man from...
Able to pick up the trailer, it's O'Toole,
back for Hannes Wolff in the box.
Fernandez-Murcao tripped up. Card is out of the pocket of Leroy.
Cincinnati on the losing end at last check.
Columbus tied with Charlotte.
Signal here. Fernandez-Murcao. It's all his.
Floats this in. Easy pick for St. Clair.
It's been skips here to Ojeda. Now Ojeda gets moving.
Fernandez-Murcao. He was able to keep this ball in.
What an effort by Fernandez-Murcao.
New York City thinking now or never.
Reflected out. It's a corner. Now Messi to work it across.
Here's Matias Galatz. So the return. Galatz get right back.
And now Fernandes-Murcao.
Pressure deep in his own end by Mikael who commits the foul.
This is the most controlled I've seen in it.
Pereira plays this ball ahead.
City looking to get on this. They earn the penalty late.
They'll have a chance to break
the shutout just as we hit the 95th minute.
Here we go, deep in second half, stoppage time.
Nico Fernandez-Macao for New York City.
Sinclair.
And then that's the final whistle as well.
The game is over.
Sinclair earned it in the end, a second straight clean sheet.
Inter-Miami wins it 2-0.
They do, and that's the big thing.
Yes, regardless of whether Fernandez-Macao would have scored then,
Inter-Miami were good.
