Messi nets brace to win in first match after Argentina exit
Lionel Messi scored in the 47th and 60th minutes as defending MLS champions Inter Miami beat DC United 4-0.
Lionel Messi scored twice in Inter Miami's 4-0 victory over DC United on Saturday, marking his first match since leaving the Argentina national team. The 39-year-old South American star netted in the 47th and 60th minutes, contributing to the defending MLS champions' second win in 11 league games. Luis Suarez opened the scoring in the third minute, and added a second goal in the 39th minute, assisted by German Berterame.
Messi extended Miami's lead with a left-footed shot in the 60th minute, evading three defenders en route. Toronto rallied for a 2-1 win over Montreal, with Lewis Morgan and Djordje Mihailovic scoring in stoppage time. Mihailovic added the decisive goal in extra time. Chicago's Maren Haile-Selassie scored the game-winner for the Fire, who defeated NYCFC 2-1.
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