Lionel Messi had a goal and an assist as Inter Miami beat Seattle 3-1 about two weeks after losing to the Sounders in the Leagues Cup final.

The Sounders beat Inter Miami 3-0 in the Leagues Cup on August 31, but Messi assisted a wide-open Jordi Alba with an outside-of-the-foot pass in the 12th minute to give the Herons an early lead on Tuesday night.

Messi nearly doubled the score in the 28th minute when he received a ball over the top and once again tried to execute using the outside of his left foot, but the shot caromed off the post.

Alba returned the favour in the 41st minute, assisting a darting Messi who got just enough of a touch to make it 2-0.

“I’m always looking for him [Messi], he’s always looking for me. We’ve created a lot of goals, and we hope it’s like that until the end

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