Lionel Messi recently confirmed that for everyone there is no concept of “losing form”. Turning after playing for the Argentina national team at the World Championship final, the star striker was in charge of the show at the Well Stadium in Miami during the opening match of the 2026 League Cup..

The match started undecidedly for the Gospodars: already in the fourth quarter, the guests from San Luis kicked off the header of David Rodriguez. The joy of the Mexican team was disappointing. Maymi vіdpovіv bliskavichno, i і vіrbі tse maximally effektivno. Lionel Messi dove to the penalty area at full speed and with a magnificent shot from the top, finishing off Noah Allen's cross from the left flank.

“Those of us who play football know what it takes to know the hour and space for a tie, to move forward to the right and cleanly hit the right side with your left foot. “We were talking about painting, not Picasso,” Inter Miami head coach Guillermo Hoyos said without expressing his emotions..

This evening Argentinian buv nestream. Messi provided the assist for Telasco Segovia (who was also assisted by Noah Allen, who scored a remarkable 3 assists per game). The captain scored his other goal a short time later, masterfully disentangling himself from two defenders and the goalkeeper after Allen's goal pass. Mikael put Krakka in the first half, bringing the score to 4:1 with a header after the cutoff.

The first double Messi achieved 14 goals in the League Cup. Beating Denis Buanga (13) and becoming the highest scorer in the history of the tournament. This is already the 5th match of Messi with many goals in his 12 League Cup games in his career. Teammate Noah Allen leads his career with a hat-trick of assists.

In the other half, the game lost momentum through strong boards, which caused a delay in the match. San Luis managed to win one goal thanks to Rafi Llorente, the protea didn’t survive anymore. There were some unpleasant new things for Miami.

The team is worried about having to do without Luis Suarez, who is facing a six-game suspension for an incident at the 2025 League Cup final. In addition, the young Gravian Mateo Silvetti finally recovered from a painful injury - a dislocated shoulder.

Inter Miami will get a big signal this Saturday when the team closes with Monterrey. At the same time, Atletico de San Luis will try to recover in a week-long match against Nashville.