Just 14 seconds after the Nashville supporters started shouting Cristiano Ronaldo’s name, Lionel Messi scored, serving as the ideal response to them.
Nashville’s rabble fell silent as the Inter Miami attacker scored from the edge of the penalty box to put Inter Miami ahead 2-0 and crush any ‘Ronaldo, Ronaldo’ cries.
Messi had previously offered assistance.Robert Taylor and Luis Suarez would later add another as Inter Miami progressed to the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals.
Messi’s prospects of winning the North American Champions League are increasing after the 3-1 victory (5-3 overall), and they will play Mexicans Monterrey in the round of eight.
The Argentine has adapted to American football with ease, netting 16 goals in 19 appearances and developing a strong friendship with Suarez.
Lionel Messi silenced chants of ‘Ronaldo, Ronaldo’ when he scored just 14 seconds after they started
After defeating Nashville 3-1 and 5-3 overall, Inter Miami advanced to the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals.
With seven points from four games, Inter Miami leads the Eastern Conference.
Messi’s influence on the team that David Beckham co-owns has been immense.
His July debut was the most watched MLS match ever, and the team is becoming more and more well-known throughout the world.
‘Ronaldo’ chants are directed at him frequently, but he ignores them like a duck through water.
He is now tied for the league lead in goals scored in the Major League Soccer (MLS) with three; however, he will be looking to overtake fellow goal scorer Christian Benteke.
Everything is in stark contrast to the Herons’ terrible preseason.
They have only won once in their previous 15 games going into the season.
Due to injury concerns, Messi had to miss part of the Herons’ terrible preseason.
Fans in America regularly taunt Messi with Cristiano Ronaldo chants but they don’t work
Messi joined the David Beckham-owned team and has scored 16 goals in 19 games.
Following Messi’s absence from a match against a Hong Kong league XI, two friendly between Argentina and China were even called off.
Inter Miami’s preseason campaign began with a disappointing 0-0 tie against El Salvador.
Despite playing 45 minutes each in the team’s tie, Messi and Luis Suarez failed to score in their Inter Miami reunion.
After that match, Messi and his Inter Miami teammates played FC Dallas in a dull friendly in front of a mostly empty Cotton Bowl stadium.
The World Cup winner is seen lining up alongside two other luminaries, Luis Suarez and Sergio Busquets, in incredible photos from the wet Texas match. However, the unexpected presence of soccer royalty did not generate the kind of buzz that the Major League Soccer organization had hoped for.
Only 32,211 spectators attended, making up only 33% of the massive stadium’s capacity. Wide areas of the stadium were devoid of seats. Within three minutes, Jesus Ferreira of Dallas scored the game’s lone goal.
During their off-season, Inter Miami continued to rack up miles as they traveled to Saudi Arabia for two more lucrative matches.
In their opening game, they were defeated by Al-Hilal 4-3, despite an early lead from Aleksandar Mitrovic for Al-Hilal.
It follows a nightmare pre-season for Inter Miami. Messi was a late substitute as his side were thrashed 6-0 by Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr
Messi joined the David Beckham-owned team and has scored 16 goals in 19 games.
Following Messi’s absence from a match against a Hong Kong league XI, two friendly between Argentina and China were even called off.
Inter Miami’s preseason campaign began with a disappointing 0-0 tie against El Salvador.
Despite playing 45 minutes each in the team’s tie, Messi and Luis Suarez failed to score in their Inter Miami reunion.
After that match, Messi and his Inter Miami teammates played FC Dallas in a dull friendly in front of a mostly empty Cotton Bowl stadium.
The World Cup winner is seen lining up alongside two other luminaries, Luis Suarez and Sergio Busquets, in incredible photos from the wet Texas match. However, the unexpected presence of soccer royalty did not generate the kind of buzz that the Major League Soccer organization had hoped for.
Only 32,211 spectators attended, making up only 33% of the massive stadium’s capacity. Wide areas of the stadium were devoid of seats. Within three minutes, Jesus Ferreira of Dallas scored the game’s lone goal.
During their off-season, Inter Miami continued to rack up miles as they traveled to Saudi Arabia for two more lucrative matches.
In their opening game, they were defeated by Al-Hilal 4-3, despite an early lead from Aleksandar Mitrovic for Al-Hilal.
Local fans couldn’t hide their frustration after paying as much as £365 to watch Messi play
Some of the advertising boards at Hong Kong Stadium featuring Messi were damaged
Some 40,000 fans were furious and it even ended in a political dispute, with Hong Kong’s government demanding an explanation from organisers, while they threatened to withdraw $2m (£1.6m) of funding to the organisers that helped bring Inter Miami to the city. ‘The organiser owes all football fans an explanation,’ they said in a statement.
Hong Kong’s sports minister also claimed that Messi had been contracted to play for at least 45 minutes
