Messi’s 94th-minute free kick lifts Inter Miami to victory
Some people paid hundreds of dollars to be able to say they were in the stadium for Lionel Messi’s debut for Inter Miami. Some paid thousands for their seats. The team’s owners committed well over $100 million just to have a chance at moments like this.From the you-can’t-make-this-up department, Messi capped the opening night with his new club by delivering the unforgettable.
The team’s owners – David Beckham, Jorge Mas and Jose Mas – were waiting as he left the pitch; Jorge Mas planted a kiss onto the superstar’s sweat-coated cheek. Some Cruz Azul players stood in silence and just watched; they’ll have a story to tell, too, about how it took an incredible Messi moment to defeat them.
That’s when the fans, finally, could put their phones down and take a breath. Temporarily, anyway. The wait was officially on: When was Messi coming in? He resumed warm-ups while the second half was getting under way, jogging around behind the end line near Miami’s supporter section, and fans roared in delight when he gave them a wave.Messi checked in early in the second half with Inter Miami leading 1-0.
Cruz Azul tied the game shortly after Messi checked in and had plenty of chances to take a late lead. But the final act belonged to Messi, a storybook ending if there ever was one. Messi signed a 2 1/2-year contract that will pay him between $50 million and $60 million annually – and almost certainly more than $1 million per match.
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