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Messi's MLS Return: Draw Ends Miami's Streak
2 Aug
Summary
- Messi returned to MLS action after World Cup duty in a 2-2 draw.
- Luis Suarez scored his seventh goal in four games for Miami.
- Columbus's Brais Mendez scored a late equalizer from a free-kick.
Lionel Messi returned to the Major League Soccer pitch on Saturday, marking his post-World Cup duty debut in a 2-2 draw between Inter Miami and Columbus Crew. Messi entered the match in the 53rd minute, though he was unable to find the back of the net.
Luis Suarez continued his impressive scoring form, netting his seventh goal in his last four matches to give Miami a 1-0 lead in the 16th minute. However, an own goal from Casemiro leveled the score for Columbus in the 34th minute.
Suarez then provided an assist for Noah Allen, who headed Miami back into a 2-1 lead before halftime. The advantage was short-lived as Brais Mendez, making his Columbus debut, curled in a second equalizer from a free-kick in the 84th minute.
This draw concluded Inter Miami's six-match winning streak and kept them in second place in the Eastern Conference. In the Western Conference, Los Angeles FC and Vancouver Whitecaps remained level at the top after a 1-1 draw, with Son Heung-min scoring for LAFC.
