(Fort Lauderdale) The world waited 94 minutes last Friday to see Lionel Messi score his first goal for Inter Miami in the League Cup. In Tuesday’s game against Atlanta United, Messi scored twice in the first 22 minutes of the game.
On his first start with his new side, Messi accepted a pass from team-mate Sergio Busquets and headed for the net, before scoring on his own return after hitting the post in the eighth minute.
Then, in the 22nd minute, Messi doubled the lead with a pass from Robert Taylor.
Last week, Messi entered the pitch in the 54th minute of play. The Argentinian, a seven-time Ballon d’Or and World Cup champion, scored the winning goal from a free kick against the Cruz Azul, in the 94th minute of action. His winning goal was scored in front of an estimated crowd of 21,000.