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Lionel Messi acquired on the scoresheet Saturday as Inter Miami opened their pre-season marketing campaign with a penalty shoot-out victory over Mexico’s Club America in Las Vegas. Argentinian celebrity Messi headed house a Luis Suarez cross from shut vary after 34 minutes to equalise for the Major League Soccer facet after America had taken the lead by way of Henry Martin moments earlier. Israel Reyes fired America again in entrance within the 52nd minute on the Allegiant Stadium to make it 2-1.
New Miami coach Javier Mascherano eliminated Messi from the sector on 66 minutes in a flurry of second-half substitutions.
America appeared poised for victory however Tomas Aviles nodded house an equaliser two minutes into stoppage time after an excellent inswinging nook from Julian Gressel.
That despatched the pleasant to a penalty shoot-out, gained 3-2 by Miami in sudden dying.
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