Lionel Messi has once again shown that he is not just a footballer, but the uncrowned king of the football world. On Thursday, at the Club World Cup 2025, Messi scored a brilliant free kick for Inter Miami to give them a historic 2-1 win against European giants FC Porto. The win wasn’t just three points, it was a history that was made for the US team.
Messi’s historic goal
The finest incident of the game was when Messi scored in a free kick shooting with his left leg passing through the goal post of Porto players in the 54 th minute. This was just a dream to the football lovers as they heard the thousands of people in the stadium Yell out the name of Messi.
This was attained when the game was tied 1-1 and both teams were trying to get the upper advantage. However, when Messi was brought down right outside the box everyone in the stadium realized that something awesome was about to take place. That is what occurred.
- Messi’s magic—Inter Miami’s historic win Lionel Messi produced a brilliant free kick as Inter Miami recorded a historic 2-1 victory over two time European champion FC Porto in the Club World Cup 2025, at Winster Graham, the fictional stadium. It was played in the Mercedes-Benz stadium at Atlanta, US.
- This was the initial goal that was scored by Messi in this championship. Messi scored the first goal in this Club World Cup and this was in the 54 th minute. The Porto defender Rodrigo Mora attempted to foul Messi close to the penalty box awarding the free kick to Inter Miami.
- Free kick magic Messi struck a strong free kick using the left foot that cut through the wall hitting the net. The aim was so spectacular that the audience became immensely happy and the word Messi was heard a thousand times in the stadium.
- The last match was disappointing The previous game of the tournament which Inter Miami participated was with Al Ahly, an Egyptian team, and the game resulted as a 0-0 draw. The team was downbeat following that game but this victory over Porto gave the team confidence again.
- Miami was lagging behind in the first half Porto scored a goal through a penalty at the beginning of the match. Samu Agheva gave the team the lead by scoring a goal on a penalty after video review. Inter Miami was trailing 1-0 in the first half.
- Segovia equalized the score At the beginning of the second half, Miami’s Telsasco Segovia scored a goal on a brilliant cross to make the score 1-1. This pass was given by Marcelo Weigand. After this the match completely turned around.
- Messi’s 50th goal for Inter Miami This goal of Messi was his 50th goal for Inter Miami, and he achieved this feat in just 61 matches. This figure shows that his performance has been consistently excellent.
- Coach Mascherano praised Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano said, “Messi is an inspiration for us. His passion, desire to win and hard work inspires every player to move forward.”
- Reaction of teammates Messi’s teammates also praised him. Midfielder Redondo said, “Messi shows something new every day. He is truly the greatest player in history.” Defender Weigand said, “When I saw the ball going towards the net, I felt that only Messi could do this.”
- Group standings and way forward After this victory, Miami has reached four points with Palmeiras in Group A. Porto and Al Ahly have just one point each. The next match will be against Palmeiras and even a draw can take Miami to the next round.
Conclusion
Lionel Messi once showed that age is not a limit and not even the true champions ever get tired. His magical free kick against one of the European giants FC Porto in one of the prestigious tournaments in the world the Club World Cup did not only secure a win to inter Miami but also provided a memorable experience to fans of football.
