The Union were less than a minute away from their first win over Lionel Messi, but he ended up having the last word. With a goal in the 87th minute and the assist on Telasco Segovia’s blast in the 95th,

Lionel Messi gave Inter Miami a pep talk this week, exhorting his MLS team to be “more united than ever” to get through a recent rough stretch. Motivational speeches sometimes work. Messi being Messi almost never fails.

Messi finalmente superó al arquero Andrew Rick, de 19 años, mediante el tiro libre, frente al público que llenó las gradas para ver a uno de los grandes del fútbol, y también para apoyar a un equipo del Union que estuvo a minutos de su undécima victoria de la temporada.