Messi Completes Hostoric Night | Inter Miami vs Columbus Crew | Full Match Highlights

...for Inter-Miami. We'll see if that comes tonight. It's an October 2nd in Columbus, a 3-2 victory in which Messi scored twice. The Crew! His opening game this season, Messi feeling it in this. Bradley Nashville by a point, taken here by Columbus, this ball takes him. Speaking with Wilfred Nancy as Messi works quickly on the restart and goes over the top. Allende with a shot! Columbus. Allende back for Suarez, look at Miami, caught. Messi plays into the backstop. They had the ball nearly 60% of the day. He shots the frustrating run-up. Into Miami, flying now on its home ground. ...plicated by injured players on the back line. They go long time. It looks as though the flag has actually gone up, though. Busquets, Nessie again, with a touch of the 18. Nessie! ...fortunate group. Columbus, they have the defender on the line, although the flag does go up on the near. Including one against Canada in the coming days. Chambon tries to walk that ball over into Miami's defense, which has been their weakness. Going long. Flag stays down for Messi. Lionel gets a three-nil. A week-long masterclass from the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner. Messi for Kramarski, able to work this across, David Martinez gets a head to it, that's Falcone reaching out with the foot, it's coming back for a goal kick, dangerous doings in the Columbus box. Which worked really well when the ball comes across, links with Rossi, here comes the Columbus Crew, Diego Rossi plays this ahead, has Alio, Alio shoots, no, maybe the best chance of the night, and Messi, able to control the ball, not out, Works at a cross by the arm, outstretched of Hagen and Chiberko to snuff that out. But more pressure by Kramowski to win it back. They play it into the box. Big save. To deny him, it's out for a corner. Well, we've spoken about a number of plays for Inter Miami so far in this first half, but Kramarsky, he's been up there with the best of them. His pressing has been absolutely... ...in the box, taken here by Allende. His chance blocked away. It's out for the first corner of the night for Inter Miami. I think our viewers are seeing all ten Miami players, and it will pass it along, it might be a subject... Shamboto to swing this ball out, Rubalcaba, and it's in the back of the net, how about that, the crew take advantage, and this is a 3-1 game, barely a celebration, they're all business now, but they're within two. Well, maybe it's game on now. We know Inter Miami, you mentioned it, perfectly. Here comes Inter Miami again. Messi's having himself a night. Messi racing comfortably onto this. Lionel Messi continues on in the box. That's broken up. Inter set by the crew. Aliyah, low, knocked off the Martinez. Yellow card is out of the pocket of the referee. Messi runs away from black shirts. Lionel Messi plays it. Way to get it back for Messi. Segovia, smart! Suarez restores the switch for Inamaya. Match 1,001 as a professional, and again, it's the dynamic duo. And here's Russell Rowe. Here's Russell Rowe. Shot deflected. Suarez is on it. Into the attack for Inamaya. For Lionel Messi. Messi shooting and blocking. He was going for the hat trick, it's out for a corner. I think Herrera did really well to get by. Busquets, Messi. Let's see. In time, here's the crew looking for a second, and a shot, didn't miss by much, off the foot of Russell Roberts. It's a really good strike. Messi again. Pico will race on to this. Fafa Pico of World Cup, with a decisive win over one of the finest teams in the Eastern Conference. This time, play by Ross Allen. What? Now Lapelainen to swing that ball in far post, one of the better chances for the crew, and it's out for a corner back here by Russell Rowe. Jason Russell Rowe wants Ross Rubalcaba again, race for the loose ball, that's Falcone who twists Rubalcaba around and he earns the yellow card here. Maxi Falcone, Chiboko, Aliu, has to play, Rossi, ahead for Herrera. The way that they conserve their energy is incredible. Shot by Rossi is high and wide of goal, and that's been reflected. He's ahead. Taddeo Allende has a man cutting into the box. Rival Carver whips this ball in. There's Rossi trying to take it out of midair, but could not. That's a good ball in from Rival Carver. Here's Moreira. Nagbe, Suarez, top of the box, and the shot is down for Aliu, Ibrahim Aliu, that's poked away, and once again, it's a corner for the Columbus crew. We have seen more times in this second half. flicks that into the box, waiting on it, that's Austin, top of the box, this shot is wide off the foot of Nagbe, untouched, and it's out for a goal kick again. Trying to fend off, to the foot of Suarez, back to Messi a second time, brought down by Nagby. Nagby, fouled by Martinez, and a dangerous free-kick opportunity now for the crew. That's where Nagbe wants to be, he wants to be in the box... Got it the second time, Lionel Messi works it ahead. Gramoski, Harasba, continues on, still has it at the top of the box, trying to work it across for Austin, broke it up. Lionel Messi, Suarez... The one change to the starting 11 for the crew from midweek. Ribble Kaba got ahead to it, cleared away. That is all into Miami with a 5-1 win on its home ground.