Lionel Messi scores as Inter Miami rally past NYCFC in MLS

Lionel Messi scores as Inter Miami rally past NYCFC in MLSThe Argentinian star forward records his 901st career goal as Inter Miami beat New York City FC at Yankee Stadium.Micael dos Santos Silva’s go-ahead goal in ‌the 74th minute lifted Inter Miami to a 3-2 comeback victory over ⁠hosts New York ⁠City FC on Sunday.Dos Santos headed home a beautiful ball from fellow defender Noah Allen, which found its way past NYCFC keeper Matt ⁠Freese and gave Inter Miami (3-1-1, 10 points) their first Major League Soccer (MLS) win since March 7.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Aprilia’s Bezzechi makes it four MotoGP wins in a row with Brazil triumphlist 2 of 3Vinicius strikes twice as Real Madrid edge Atletico 3-2 in pulsating derbylist 3 of 3Pakistan T20 cricket league to be held in empty stadiums amid oil crisisend of listLionel Messi scored his 901st career goal, and Gonzalo Lujan scored his first career MLS ⁠goal for Inter Miami, which bounced back after being eliminated from the CONCACAF Champions Cup on Wednesday following a pair of draws against Nashville, with that side advancing on the away goals tiebreaker.NYCFC (3-1-1, 10 points) suffered their first defeat of the season and snapped ‌a three-game winning streak despite goals from Nicolas Fernandez Mercau and Agustin Ojeda.Inter Miami’s Micael dos Santos Silva (#16) scored the match-winner in the 74th minute [Seth Wenig/AP Photo]Maxi Moralez delivered a stellar assist to Ojeda in the 59th minute to put NYCFC briefly ahead 2-1.Moralez sent a great ball through traffic down the middle of the field to Ojeda, who was uncontested, and flipped the ball past Inter Miami goalkeeper Dayne St Clair.But two minutes later, Inter Miami earned a free kick⁠, and Messi delivered. His shot deflected off NYCFC’s Hannes Wolf ⁠and redirected past Freese (five saves) to tie the game at 2.Messi nearly had a multi-goal match as he came close on several chances. He hit the post in the 31st minute and the crossbar in ⁠the 42nd minute. He also had a late opportunity to pad Miami’s lead but missed wide.