Lionel Messi unlocked a new level of dribbling in his extensive repertoire.
This Wednesday, at the debut of Inter Miami in MLS 2024, the Argentine star blew up the fans at the Chase stadium in the city of the state of Florida and justified the price that more than 25,000 people paid to see him.
It was a different magic, different from anything that had been seen in his career.
It happened at the end of the first half, when the 36-year-old from Rosario was about to take advantage of a rude error by the Real Salt Lake defense and goalkeeper Zac MacMath.
Messi recovered the ball near the big area and had time and space to decide how to score the second goal, after having assisted Robert Taylor to make it 1-0.
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— Messi Xtra (@M30Xtra) February 22, 2024
La Pulga began to hook inwards with his typical left-footed cut, but he closed the angle and reached the place where rival defender Emeka Eneli had been left lying on the grass.
As he was going to collide with the ball, Messi had the brilliant idea of just 'chopping' the ball so that it went over his body and was left for him to finish, although he ran into several legs that blocked his attempted shot, and he ended up losing possession and regretting the lost chance.
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— Messi Xtra (@M30Xtra) February 22, 2024
But that mattered little to the fans located in the stands, because even while the different repetitions were playing on the screens located in the stalls, everyone had the same shocked reaction: "Ooooohhhhhh."