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Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami denies D.C. United on stoppage-time strike

Washington Post | May 19, 2024

Related Topics: Lionel Messi, Inter Miami CF, D.C. United, Leonardo Campana

Leo Campana had the winner in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time as D.C. United fell, 1-0.

May 18, 2024 at 10:19 p.m. EDT

In heavy rain, Lionel Messi goes on the attack against D.C. United at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — As the tropical rain fell and Chase Stadium’s surface slickened Saturday, D.C. United’s first encounter with Lionel Messi became an exercise in tactical discipline and opportunistic charges.

Messi, the Argentine wonder enjoying an MVP-caliber campaign for Inter Miami, was the pink-clad center of attention.

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