Lionel Messi has made an outstanding start to his professional football career in the United States of America (USA). Playing for Inter Miami, Messi has netted goals in every match that he has played so far also creating chances and setting up goals for his teammates. His impact has been instant for the David Beckham co-owned club. And now the legendary Argentine is all set to play his first Inter Miami away match at the Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.
Inter Miami are all set to play FC Dallas in this fixture which is scheduled to be played on Sunday and no surprises that Dallas recorded its fastest-ever ticket sell out, such is the craze among fans to catch a glimpse of the World Cup-winning with La Albiceleste. It has been revealed that tickets for this Leagues Cup 2023 Round of 16 fixture were sold out in a mere 18 minutes for the 20,500 capacity Tokyo Stadium.
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Notably, each of Messi's matches for Inter Miami have been sell outs and have been played at the DRV PNK Stadium in Florida. While he had a dream start to his stint where in he netted an injury time winner off a free-kick, in his most recent fixture, he scored a brace against Orlando City. He netted the team's first and third goals as Miami registered a 3-1 victory in the match. The 36-year-old scored a goal in the 7th minute of the first half which was equalised by Orlando City's César Araújo in the 17th minute.
Later, Josef Martinez' 51st minute goal from the penalty put Inter Miami in the lead before Messi scored the winner in the 72nd minute to secure a place in the next round of the Leagues Cup.