Lionel Messi, Inter Miami routed by LAFC in MLS season opener
Al Jazeera
The Inter Miami star began his club’s MLS Cup title defense with a crushing away loss to rivals Los Angeles FC.
David Martinez scored in the first half, Denis Bouanga scored and added an assist in the second and Los Angeles FC completed a 3-0 victory over Lionel Messi and visiting Inter Miami in both teams’ season opener on Saturday night.
Substitute Nathan Ordaz added the final goal for the hosts, who moved the match to Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and drew a crowd of 75,673, the second- largest in MLS history for a regular-season game that was not part of a doubleheader.
Son Heung-Min provided the final assist on Martinez’s opener for LAFC, who have lost only twice in 16 games since signing the South Korean star last summer.
Hugo Lloris made three saves for the hosts, who held Messi’s Herons scoreless in a match he played for the first time in 15 matches in all competitions, a stretch that dates back to a 3-0 regular-season loss at Charlotte on Sept. 13.
Mexican-Argentine striker German Berterame made his debut for Miami, which held 63% of the possession.
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