Messi scores eighth goal in five Inter Miami games

Lionel Messi scored his eighth goal in five games for new club Inter Miami as the side beat Charlotte 4-0 in the Leagues Cup quarter-finals.

The World Cup winner with Argentina was having a quiet game in Florida before scoring Miami’s fourth goal on 86 minutes.

Miami were winless in 11 games but have now won five in a row since the 36-year-old arrived in July.

Miami took the lead in the 12th minute and doubled their advantage in the first half.

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Messi then added to Miami’s comfortable win with a simple finish after good work from Ecuador striker Leonardo Campana.