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Miami Garden, Fla. (AP) – Lionel Messi had two assists. In the last few seconds<\/span> The match will help lift Inter Miami at Atlas 2-1 in the League Cup opener on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

It was Messi’s first game as he and his teammate Jordi Alba had. One match has been suspended<\/span> By Major League Soccer, who skipped the All-Star Game. He connected with Marcelo Weigant in the final minute of the suspension.<\/p>\n

“This is a competition we’ve always done well,” Messi said in Spanish in a post-match interview with Apple TV. “I think we did a great job with a great team.”<\/p>\n

Messi also supported Terrace Cosegovia’s goal, which began scoring. He received the through ball from Sergio Basket and sent it to Segovia. Easy finishing<\/span> 58th.<\/p>\n

Rivaldo Lozano scored the equalizer for the Guadalajara club 80 minutes before the 96th Weigandt goal. <\/p>\n

That means Messi’s five assists in July. Messi scored eight goals and was selected as a major league soccer player after helping Miami get 4-1-1 in league play. <\/p>\n

Both had a chance in the first half of Chippy, who saw a brief, intense exchange between Intermiami coach Javier Mascherano and Atlas’ Gonzalo Pineda after the Atlas player fell.<\/p>\n

“It’s just a football situation,” Pineda said through an interpreter, adding that he was upset when the play continued. “I was protesting the play. I told him (Mascherano) I didn’t oppose him. It’s just a football play. We were beyond that, nothing more.”<\/p>\n

Miami goalkeeper Rocco Rios Novo had three saves in the first half. Luis Suarez blasted a shot from the crossbar on the final play of the first half.<\/p>\n

Argentine midfielder Rodrigo de Paul made his Intermiami debut. DePaul, Messi’s national team buddy, officially signed the club last week. <\/p>\n

After Weigandt’s target was confirmed, fireworks exploded on Chase Stadium. Messi pumped his fist in celebration when he accepted De Paul and Suarez. <\/p>\n

Pineda said he was surprised to see Messi be so happy to win the match, given the number of high-stakes games the 38-year-old has played.<\/p>\n

“He won that much,” Pineda said. “He’s usually quite (accidentally) in general.”<\/p>\n

Maschreano said the celebration is a response to winning a tense match.<\/p>\n

“We play to win,” Mascherano said through an interpreter. “That’s the purpose of this beautiful sport. …The way we celebrated is probably a way to exude the way we felt back then. We won a game that we didn’t play brilliantly.<\/p>\n

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