Lionel Messi has continued his fine start for Inter Miami as he scored two goals in their 3-1 win over Orlando City in the Leagues Cup on Wednesday. The former Paris St-Germain and Barcelona man scored two close range goals to helped his side progress to the last 16 of the tournament.
Inter Miami were winless in 11 games before Lionel Messi’s arrival, but since he came they have won their last three matches in a row. The club has Sergio Busquets and Jodi Alba who are both has team mates from Barcelona. Former Newcastle United defender who is now Messi’s team-mate DeAndre Yedlin believes the or presence of the Argentine strikes “fear” into rivals.
According to him, he said: “He just gives everyone around him confidence. You can give him balls in difficult situations and know he’s going to make something out of it.” “The flipside is that for the teams we’re playing against, it puts a bit of fear in their eyes. They’re dropping back on their heels a bit and that gives us more space to play.”
Lionel Messi is now the player with the highest number of brace which was formerly held by Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo has a total of 211 goals while Messi has a total of 212 brace after scoring two in his last game. Ronaldo has a match later today and his fans will be expecting him to score a brace to reclaim his record from the Argentine star.