Lionel Messi showed South Florida on Tuesday night at DRV PNK Stadium that soccer can also be America’s national pastime.
Thousands of fans packed the DRV PNK Stadium to see Messi’s second match with Inter Miami against. Messi supporters — many wearing number 10 shirts — screamed with excitement after each goal. With two goals on Tuesday, Messi has scored three in his first two games with the team.
Inter Miami beat Atlanta United 4-0.
Here’s how that looked:
Brothers Leonard and Ricardo Goenaga join the tailgate party before the match between Inter Miami and Atlanta United. Al Diaz/adiaz@miamiherald.com
Soccer fans celebrate during a tailgate party before the match between Inter Miami and Atlanta United in the Leagues Cup group stage match at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Al Diaz/adiaz@miamiherald.com
Andrea Braverman, 50, Boca Raton, reacts before the start of a Leagues Cup group stage match between Inter Miami and Atlanta United at DRV PNK Stadium on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. MATIAS J. OCNER/mocner@miamiherald.com
Soccer fans El Tula de Rosario and Cachito Cascardo, left to right, sing and beat the drums in a crowd during a tailgate party before the match between Inter Miami and Atlanta United in the Leagues Cup group stage match at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Al Diaz/adiaz@miamiherald.com
Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi (10) arrives before the start of his Leagues Cup group stage match against Atlanta United at DRV PNK Stadium on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. MATIAS J. OCNER/mocner@miamiherald.com
Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi (10) celebrates after scoring a goal against Atlanta United in the first half of their Leagues Cup group stage match at DRV PNK Stadium on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. MATIAS J. OCNER/mocner@miamiherald.com
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