Messi Has 2 Assists in Front of Star-Studded Crowd in Los Angeles as Inter Miami Beats LAFC 3-1
U.S. News & World Report 2023-09-04 04:18:27 • 2 mins
LOS ANGELES (AP) Lionel Messi had two assists in front of a star-studded crowd as Inter Miami defeated Los Angeles Football Club 3-1 Sunday night.
Facundo Faras, Jordi Alba and Leonardo Campana scored for Miami, which is unbeaten in 11 matches across all competitions since Messi joined the club in mid-July.
Ryan Hollingshead scored for LAFC, which has dropped its last two.
Sunday's match though will be Messi's last with Miami for at least the next two weeks. The 36-year-old will be part of Argentina's World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador on Thursday and Bolivia five days later
Messi has 11 goals and eight assists for Miami, which is eight points out of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with eight regular-season matches remaining.
