A few months after leading Argentina to a World Cup title, soccer’s greatest player is predictably thriving in MLS
Yeah, he’s fine. Did you think he might not be fine? Was there anyone out there who thought Lionel Messi, a few months after leading Argentina to a World Cup title, was going to struggle leading Inter Miami in MLS? Rest easy, doubting friend: Two games into his new career, Messi already has four goal involvements, and we might as well take a look at each of them right now because nothing says “he’s fine” as efficiently—nothing conveys so profound a sense of holistic fineness—as some videos of Lionel Messi playing soccer.
Goal involvement no. 1. Leagues Cup. Messi’s debut match for Inter, against Cruz Azul. LeBron’s there to hug him before the game. Leo subs on for 18-year-old Benjamin Cremaschi in the 54th minute. In the 94th minute, he does this: