{"id":95109,"date":"2023-08-27T17:00:17","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T17:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/27\/lionel-messi-scores-on-his-mls-debut-for-inter-miami\/"},"modified":"2023-08-27T17:00:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T17:00:17","slug":"lionel-messi-scores-on-his-mls-debut-for-inter-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/27\/lionel-messi-scores-on-his-mls-debut-for-inter-miami\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi scores on his MLS debut for Inter Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"393\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-27-144757-696x393.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Screenshot 2023-08-27 144757\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lionel Messi scored his first MLS goal on Saturday.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2018Messi mania\u2019\u00a0swept across New York on Saturday as\u00a0Lionel Messi\u00a0made his Major League Soccer (MLS) regular season debut for\u00a0Inter Miami\u00a0away against the\u00a0New York Red Bulls.<\/p>\n<p>However, fans who attended the match had to wait until the 60th minute for the Argentine superstar to enter the game as a substitute with his team already 1-0 up.<\/p>\n<p>The crowd at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey gave the seven-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner a rousing ovation as he walked onto the pitch and, in the 89th\u00a0minute, they got just what they would have wanted \u2013 a goal for Messi.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Surrounded by four defenders, Messi controlled the ball in the box, and threaded it through to Benjamin Cremaschi who then simply slotted it back inside to Messi.<\/p>\n<p>With the goalkeeper pulled out of position, Messi prodded the ball into the back of the net from close range, scoring his first official MLS goal and secure a 2-0 win for Inter Miami.<\/p>\n<p>Ticket reseller VividSeats told CNN ahead of the match that the price for this weekend\u2019s game was averaging $483. That\u2019s higher than the usual $46 it costs to snag a ticket to watch the MLS team.<\/p>\n<p>Even fans not in the stadium to witness \u2018Messi magic\u2019 in person were able to get a little taste of it. A packed crowd gathered in Times Square to watch the match on the gigantic screens, cheering on as Messi scored.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere dreams are made of,\u201d Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham\u00a0said on Instagram\u00a0afterwards, alongside pictures of Messi, the rest of the team and fans wearing Messi jerseys. \u201cThank you NYC. 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