Messi leaves behind CONCACAF Champions Cup disappointment

Recent images show that Messi has quickly put aside the disappointment of being eliminated in the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup. He often appears on the field to support his sons and the Barcelona Academy youth team playing in Miami. The Argentine star's optimism has inspired the entire Inter Miami team to overcome the current difficult times.

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David Beckham's team, which is co-owned and chaired by David Beckham, has suffered three consecutive defeats recently, including two CONCACAF Champions Cup semi-final matches against Vancouver Whitecaps FC (0-2 and 1-3), and a painful comeback loss to FC Dallas with a score of 3-4 after leading 3-1.

Messi has not directly scored or assisted in any recent matches. Meanwhile, Suarez has also gone 9 matches without scoring. This shock has caused Inter Miami to face a serious crisis, while coach Mascherano's seat is also shaken violently.

The match against the New York Red Bulls was an opportunity for them to make amends and regain their motivation. The change of coach Mascherano marked a major change in Inter Miami's playing style, which was to bring forward Fafa Picault back into the starting lineup right behind Suarez and Messi, along with winger Tadeo Allende, creating a much more effective attack than in recent matches.

It was Fafa Picault who opened the scoring for Inter Miami in the 9th minute, before defender Marcelo Weigandt increased the score to 2-0 in the 30th minute. In these scoring phases, Messi and Suarez both contributed with arrangements and assists for their teammates to score.

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At the end of the first half and in the 67th minute of the second half, Suarez and Messi broke their goal drought by scoring again to help Inter Miami win 4-1. Interspersed with these goals, veteran striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored a consolation goal for New York Red Bulls in the 43rd minute.

With the goal just scored, Messi has contributed a total of 63 goals and assists for Inter Miami to date in just 53 matches. He also raised the number of goals in his career to 859 goals.

The resounding victory helped Inter Miami officially put the recent disappointment behind them. With that, David Beckham's team has returned to the top of MLS (American professional soccer league) with 21 points, temporarily ranked 4th in the Eastern region rankings and still has 1 match left to play.

Inter Miami is only 3 points behind the top team Columbus Crew, if they win the make-up match, they will take the top spot thanks to their better goal difference (+9 compared to +8).