International Soccer
What was not seen: Messi’s help to his goalkeeper to avoid a penalty goal
Some fans captured from the seats of the Dignity Health Sports Park a gesture by Lionel Messi that helped his goalkeeper avoid a penalty goal.
Lionel Messi scored the goal 1-1 once morest the Los Angeles Galaxy. (Free Press Photo: AFP)
A video shared by fans on social networks went viral following the draw achieved by Inter Miami once morest the Los Angeles Galaxy on Sunday, February 25, since The images showed Lionel Messi giving advice to Drake Callender before the penalty taken by Riqui Puig that ended up being saved by the club’s goalkeeper. the herons.
Messi and Inter Miami managed to avoid their first defeat of the season in the MLS with an aggregate goal once morest the Los Angeles Galaxy at the Dignity Health Sports Park valid for the second round of the North American championship.
The match might have changed in the 12th minute, when Riqui Puig took responsibility for taking a shot from the penalty spot. It was at that moment that a fan captured a singular action by Messi that soon went viral.
The 36-year-old from Rosario sensed the direction of the Spaniard’s shot, who was his teammate for some years at FC Barcelona, and warned Drake Callender, the Inter Miami goalkeeper, to go to his left.
The American goalkeeper heeded the Argentine’s advice and flew in the direction where Messi pointed, managing to save the penalty and thus avoiding the fall of his goal.
The video was shared by a fan who used the phrase “Messi always knows” to name his publication, which soon spread across the internet.
Although Messi’s advice was effective, Inter Miami was outmatched by the Galaxy for much of the match and conceded a goal from Dejan Joveljic in the 75th minute.
Finally, when time was running out, Jordi Alba and Lionel Messi combined on offense and the Argentine equalized with a pass from the Spaniard in the 92nd minute to make it 1-1.
At the moment Inter Miami occupies the first place in the MLS Eastern Conference with 4 points. On the next date the set of the herons They will face Orlando City at Chase Stadium in search of their second win of the season.
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