Overview

• Messi returned from a two-game hamstring layoff and played a 45-minute second-half shift in Inter Miami’s 3-1 win over LA Galaxy.
• He showed signs of discomfort by occasionally tending to his leg but remained on the pitch to help secure victory.
• In the 84th minute, Messi executed an audacious right-footed backheel no-look assist to Luis Suárez for Miami’s decisive goal.
• Major League Soccer and other social accounts widely circulated the clip, prompting intense fan reaction across platforms.
• Coach Javier Mascherano said the managed minutes approach will continue as Messi builds match fitness for a congested fixture list.