Atlanta: Lionel Messi connected to a free kick in the 54th minute to propel Inter Miami to a 2-1 victory against FC Porto in a group A of the FIFA club World Cup on Thursday afternoon.
After Porto struck the first to kick Samu Aghehowa in the eighth minute, Marcelo Weigandt helped Telasco Segovia in the 47th.
Miami found his second goal in the first 10 minutes of the second half against Porto Claudio Ramos goalkeeper while Messi scored on the 68th free goal of his illustrious career.
Each team scored their first goals from the tournament after Miami equaled Al Ahly 0-0 on Saturday and Porto suffered the same result against Palmeiras on Sunday.
After confirmation of the Var journal, it was determined that Noah Allen of Miami committed a trigger penalty in the box against Joao Mario, leading to the goal of Aghehowa’s penalty which was diverted by goalkeeper Oscar Ustari and for the first goal of the match in the eighth minute.
Aghehowa, 21, scored 19 goals in 30 Primeira Liga games for the Portuguese team last season.
Miami tied the scoring at a less than 90 seconds in the second half, while Weigandt’s crossing in the center of the box was finished by Ségovia, who pulled in the aim of equalizing in front of a sprawling ramos.
The team of Major League Soccer then continued its excellent start of the second period, while Rodrigo Mora’s fault of Porto led to the successful free kick of Messi – perfectly placed in the upper right corner in the 54th minute.
Despite Porto by totaling 14 shots to the goal of the Six of Miami, five of the Miami were to the goal opposite only three of Porto.
RAMOS – A Portuguese goalkeeper for a long time from Porto – finished with three stops after making four stops when the tournament against Palmeiras is opened. Ustari – During his second season for Miami – only made one stop after an extraordinary performance against Al Ahly, in which he made eight stops.
