Inter Miami CF made historical past on Thursday afternoon, claiming their first-ever FIFA Membership World Cup victory with an exhilarating 2-1 comeback win over Portuguese giants FC Porto at Atlanta United’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Lionel Messi was the hero as soon as once more, curling in a spectacular free kick within the 54th minute to finish the turnaround after Inter Miami went behind early.
Porto opened the scoring within the eighth minute when Samu Aghehowa transformed a penalty, awarded after a VAR evaluate confirmed a foul by Noah Allen on João Mário. The Portuguese facet almost doubled their lead, however a goal-line clearance by Maxi Falcón and a shot off the put up from Alan Varela saved the rating at 1-0 heading into halftime.
Miami got here out with objective within the second half. Simply two minutes after the restart, Telasco Segovia smashed in a robust first-time end from Marcelo Weigandt’s cross to degree the sport. Then got here the second of magic — Messi stepped up and bent a trademark free kick previous the Porto wall and into the web, sending the Miami followers into celebration.
The victory provides Inter Miami three essential factors in Group A and places them in robust place because the event continues. For Messi and his workforce, it’s one other chapter in what’s already been a outstanding journey in world soccer.
