The goal in the 89th minute, Miami International 3-1! Messi made a substitute pass and scored, leading the scorer list with 0 penalty kicks

On August 17, Miami International played against Los Angeles Galaxy at home in the FA regular season. Miami ranked 6th in the Eastern Conference regular season, while Los Angeles Galaxy ranked bottom in the West. Messi had a muscle injury and missed two games in Miami. In this game, Messi returned to the roster but did not start. The goal in the 89th minute was scored, Miami International 3-1! Messi scored a substitute and led the scorer list with 0 penalties.

Busquets served as the captain of Miami International in this game, Suarez and Alba also started playing, and DePaul and Messi were both substitutes. On the side of the Los Angeles Galaxy, the team captain is Reus. Before this game, Miami International won 12 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses this season, while Los Angeles Galaxy had 3 wins, 7 draws and 15 losses.

Los Angeles Galaxy performed poorly in the FA League this season and was completely different in the North American League Cup. In the North American League Cup, 18 teams eliminated 14 teams, and only 4 teams could advance to the knockout stage. Los Angeles Galaxy won 2 wins and 1 draw, ranking third place to qualify (Seattle Bayer No. 1, Miami No. 2, Orlando City No. 4), and advanced to the quarterfinals.

In the North American League Cup match with Necasa, Messi retired with injury in the first 11 minutes, and the team drew 2-2 with Necasa and won the penalty shootout. In the next two games, Messi did not play, Miami scored 3-1 in the North American League Cup, and Orlando City 1-4. In this game against Los Angeles Galaxy, Miami shot 12-0 in the first half, creating multiple scoring opportunities.

Not long after the opening, Suarez shot one after another and created a threat. In the 11th minute, Suarez shot with his left foot and hit the post. In the 30th minute, Suarez assisted Segovia with a heel, but was called offside first and the goal was cancelled. In the 43rd minute, Busquets made a diagonal pass in the center circle, assisting Alba to push the ball into the goal. At the beginning of the second half, Messi replaced Segovia to play as a substitute, and DePaul replaced Allende.

In the 59th minute, Pant Hill of Los Angeles Galaxy broke through on the left and scored the ball after passing two consecutive times. Miami's defense was too easy to be broken through and they were tied. In the 84th minute, after receiving a pass from DePaul, Messi dunked the defense in front of the penalty area and dribbled the ball and scored with his left foot. This was his signature goal method. Five minutes later, Messi assisted Suarez to score again. Messi scored 19 goals and 8 assists in 19 games this season, including 0 penalties, leading the scorer list. In the end, Miami defeated Los Angeles Galaxy 3-1.

After this game, Miami International will usher in the quarterfinals of the North American Cup in 4 days. The opponent is the Mexican Tigers led by Argentina international Angel Correa. They defeated Mexican opponent Puebla 7-0 in the last game, while Los Angeles Galaxy will play against Pachuca.