Lionel Messi was honored at the opening week of MLS 2024

Goalkeepers Drake Callender and Lionel Messi are two Inter Miami players named in MLS’s typical team after the first two matches.



Recently, MLS announced MLS’s typical lineup for the first week after the first 2 matches. Notably, Inter Miami has the presence of two names: goalkeeper Drake Callender and the team’s number 1 star Lionel Messi. Florida State football team is also the only team to contribute 2 names, the remaining 9 names come from 9 different teams.

This is a worthy reward for this duo’s outstanding performance. With Lionel Messi, fans don’t need to argue too much when he contributed an assist in the opening match, contributing to a 2-0 victory over Real Salt Lake. Most recently, El Pulga scored in the final minutes to help Inter Miami escape a loss against LA Galaxy .

Messi and Callender are two Inter Miami players who appear in the MLS representative team.

However, Messi’s goal would not have been meaningful without the excellence of goalkeeper Callender. Specifically, the American goalkeeper successfully blocked LA Galaxy’s Riqui Puig’s penalty kick in the first minutes. In addition, Callender also rejected a series of good scoring opportunities from his opponents.

The certainty coming from both players from two different lines will be an important catalyst to help Inter Miami aim for the MLS title this season, especially in the context that the remaining lines have not yet met. It really brings peace of mind to fans. 



In the next match, Inter Miami will face Orlando City on the weekend as part of the third match in MLS. Up to now, Messi and his teammates are still leading the Eastern rankings with 4 points but have played 1 match more than their opponents. Surely The Herons will want to aim for 3 points to be able to create an advantage towards the top position. 

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