Soccer: Messi’s double sinks San Luis in Miami’s Leagues Cup opener

Messi picks his moment

Four minutes in, Inter Miami were already behind. The sort of start that sets nerves jangling across the stadium. Then Lionel Messi decided the night belonged to him.

Miami turned it around to beat Atletico San Luis 4-2 in their Leagues Cup opener. Two goals from the Argentine, in his first start since the World Cup.

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Let’s do it

The captain drags Miami level, then in front

San Luis landed the first blow and Miami looked rattled. Messi settled things the only way he knows how. He swept home a Noah Allen cross, no fuss, no backlift. Minutes later he was at it again. Brace done.

After that, the game bent to Miami’s rhythm. San Luis held on for a spell before they cracked.

Monterrey already loom

A flawless opening to the campaign, and no time to sit back and enjoy it. Monterrey are up next on 9 August. Florida gets more Messi, and he does not look like a man ready to stop.

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