Messi scores, assists in Inter Miami's 31 win over LA Galaxy ALANIS THAMES August 17, 2025 at 2:50 AM 1 / 3MLS LA Galaxy Inter Miami SoccerInter Miami defender Jordi Alba (18) celebrates after scoring a goal during the first half of an MLS soccer match against the Los Angeles Galaxy, Saturday, Aug.
- - Messi scores, assists in Inter Miami's 3-1 win over LA Galaxy
ALANIS THAMES August 17, 2025 at 2:50 AM
1 / 3MLS LA Galaxy Inter Miami SoccerInter Miami defender Jordi Alba (18) celebrates after scoring a goal during the first half of an MLS soccer match against the Los Angeles Galaxy, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi wouldn't be denied for long.
The Argentine superstar had missed numerous scoring chances in his return from injury Saturday night against the LA Galaxy, but in the match's waning minutes, Messi scored the go-ahead goal, then assisted on another to help lift Inter Miami to a 3-1 victory.
Messi did not start the match, instead coming on at the beginning of the second half after being sidelined two games with a right hamstring injury. He suffered the injury in Inter Miami's Leagues Cup match against Necaxa on Aug. 2.
Messi slipped through defenders with his trademark dribbling before burying a left-footed shot from distance that made it 2-1 in the 84th minute. He then set up Luis Suárez with a back heel assist to give Miami a two-goal cushion.
It was the 19th goal of the season for Messi, who leads MLS, and a needed win for Inter Miami, which slipped to sixth in the East after a 4-1 rout at Orlando last week.
Jordi Alba put Miami up 1-0 late in the first half on Saturday, finishing a well-placed through ball from Sergio Busquets.
Joseph Paintsil tied it in the 59th for the Galaxy, who are the defending MLS Cup champions but are currently last in the Western Conference standings.
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