{"id":2172,"date":"2026-08-06T08:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T08:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=2172"},"modified":"2026-08-06T08:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T08:00:12","slug":"messi-scores-his-first-goals-since-world-cup-as-inter-miami-beat-san-luis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=2172","title":{"rendered":"Messi scores his first goals since World Cup as Inter Miami beat San Luis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__divider\">\n<div class=\"listen-to-article\"><button class=\"listen-to-article__button\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><title>Listen<\/title>Listen (2 mins)<\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__update-reading-list-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"update-reading-list\">\n<p class=\"update-reading-list__button-text\">Save<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div 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class=\"contributors-list__by-prefix\">By <\/span>The Associated Press<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<div class=\"date-simple\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 6 Aug 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">6 Aug 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg--all-content\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p>Lionel Messi scored his first two goals since the World Cup and took the career scoring lead in the Leagues Cup as Inter Miami overcame an early deficit to beat Atletico de San Luis 4-2.<\/p>\n<p>The match at Nu Stadium on a rainy Wednesday night was delayed 30 minutes in the second half due to lightning in the area.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"more-on__list\">\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 1 of 4<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" 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He has 14 goals in 12 Leagues Cup matches \u2013 one ahead of Los Angeles FC\u2019s Denis Bouanga for most in the tournament\u2019s four-year history.<\/p>\n<p>Telasco Segovia and defender Micael also scored, and Noah Allen had three assists as Inter Miami extended its unbeaten streak to eight matches.<\/p>\n<p>Messi returned to Miami\u2019s starting lineup in his second match since the World Cup, where he led Argentina to their second straight final appearance before La Albiceleste lost 1-0 to Spain.<\/p>\n<p>The 39-year-old played 37 minutes as a substitute in <a href=\"\/sports\/2026\/8\/2\/lionel-messi-returns-for-inter-miami-after-extended-post-world-cup-break\">a 2-2 draw<\/a> with the Columbus Crew on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>After being held off the scoresheet against Columbus, it didn\u2019t take Messi long to make an impact on Wednesday. He fired a long cross from Allen past Andres Sanchez to equalise after David Rodriguez put San Luis ahead with a header four minutes into the match.<\/p>\n<p>Messi finished from close range later in the first half and assisted on Micael\u2019s header in stoppage time.<\/p>\n<p>Rafa Llorente also scored for San Luis.<\/p>\n<p>Messi led Miami to the Leagues Cup title in 2023 shortly after his arrival to the club. Inter Miami reached the final again last year, losing 3-0 to Seattle in a match that ended with a brawl involving Luis Suarez.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container--ads in-article-ads\">\n<div class=\"ads\"><span class=\"ads__title\"> Advertisement <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The veteran forward appeared to spit towards a member of the Sounders\u2019 staff and grabbed at least one Seattle player by the neck during the melee, resulting in a six-match tournament suspension.<\/p>\n<p>That means Suarez, who has seven goals in the past four matches, was not available on Wednesday and will not play in this year\u2019s tournament.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ListenListen (2 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring his side&#8217;s third goal in a Leagues Cup match against Atletico de San Luis [Rebecca Blackwell\/AP] By The Associated Press Published On 6 Aug 20266 Aug 2026 Lionel [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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