On the second day of the group stage of the Club World Cup, Inter Miami beat FC Porto (2-1). A surprise victory to which Lionel Messi contributed by scoring the second goal of his team.
In the 54th minute of this meeting, which took place at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, the octuple Ballon d'Or allowed the MLS club to take the advantage, by pulling a sublime free kick. His fiftieth realization under the pink colors finished his race in the middle of the Lusitanian skylight.
After the meeting, “La Pulga” had the opportunity to return to its rivalry with Cristiano Ronaldo. As a reminder, the 40-year-old Portuguese international does not participate in this club World Cup in the United States, since his Saudi club Al-Nassr FC is not committed.
Messi-Cristiano Ronaldo, a rivalry expressed in the past
“The competition between us took place on the field and each of us tried to give the best of himself for his team, at every moment and at each place where he was. But of course, all this remains, as always, on the ground. Then we restore two normal people ”said Lionel Messi at a press conference.
“We are not friends, of course, because we do not spend time togethercontinued the Argentinian.
But what we share is always done in a framework of great respect. I have immense admiration for what he has accomplished in his career, and for what he continues to do, because he still plays at the highest level. There is nothing strange to that: it's normal, and that is how things should always be. »»
