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Messi lets Miami cheer, mini speedster storms the pitch

Scored a goal, made a young "streaker" happy: Lionel Messi.(Bild: 2024 Getty Images)

Following their quarter-final exit from the CONCACAF Champions Cup, Inter Miami and superstar Lionel Messi have won again in their domestic league. On Saturday, the team beat Sporting Kansas City 3:2 (1:1) in Major League Soccer to record its first win in the last six games in the competition. A mini streaker, who is obviously an ardent Messi fan, caused a bit of a stir during the game ...

The Argentine was responsible for giving Miami a 2-1 lead in the 51st minute after a spectacular strike from 23 meters, scoring his fifth goal of the season. After Erik Thommy, who had given Kansas City a 1-0 lead after six minutes, equalized, Luis Suarez, also a former FC Barcelona player, scored Miami's winner (71').

Miami can always rely on Lionel Messi.(Bild: 2024 Getty Images)

The game in Kansas City took place in front of 72,610 spectators at Arrowhead Stadium, where the NFL team Kansas City Chiefs usually play their home games. Their star quarterback Patrick Mahomes was also among the spectators; the three-time Super Bowl winner is a shareholder in the soccer club. In the history of the MLS, only three times more spectators came to a game.

A young fan stormed the field in Kansas City.(Bild: AFP or licensors)

Boy storms the pitch
A young Messi fan caused a bit of a stir when he stormed onto the pitch during the second half and ran towards his idol. Messi took it with humor and hugged the boy, then walked with him towards the sidelines.