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Lionel Messi Returns From Injury, Scores Brace As Inter Miami Beat Philadelphia
The World Cup-winning Argentina captain had been side-lined since injuring his ankle during his country’s Copa America final win over Colombia in July.
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His absence included missing World Cup qualifiers and sitting out eight Major League Soccer games, although his team still leads the MLS Eastern Conference.
At 37, the former Barcelona star marked his first start in three months with a commanding performance, playing the full 90 minutes.
Philadelphia took an early lead with Mikael Uhre scoring just 58 seconds in, but Messi equalized in the 26th minute, cutting past a defender and scoring after a pass from Luis Suarez, following a setup by former Barcelona teammate Jordi Alba.
Messi then put Miami ahead four minutes later with a goal assisted by Alba and later set up Suarez for Miami’s third goal in stoppage time.
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Following the match, Messi, who now has 14 goals in 13 games this season, admitted he was “a little tired.”
“I really wanted to come back, I had been off of the field for a long time,” he added.
“Little by little I was training with the group, feeling good and that’s why we decided that I would start, and I’m very happy.”
Elsewhere, LA Galaxy fought back from two goals down to beat Los Angeles rivals LAFC 4-2 as the top two teams in the Western Conference met.
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