Former Man City star scores from personal half towards Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami

On Feb 1, 2024

Aymeric Laporte scored from inside his personal half as Al-Nassr raced right into a 3-0 lead of their pleasant towards Inter Miami.

The former Manchester City defender, 29, supplied the leisure within the absence of the injured Cristiano Ronaldo and benched Lionel Messi on Thursday (February 1) evening.

His team-mates Otavio and Anderson Talisca had already put the Saudi Pro League facet two to the nice when he noticed Miami goalkeeper Drake Callender off his line within the twelfth minute of the match.

Laporte wellied a free-kick from effectively behind the midway line and the ball flew over a helpless Callender, who was left with egg on his face having been caught outdoors his 18-yard field.

It solely obtained worse after the break for a Miami facet which nonetheless included Messi’s former Barcelona team-mates Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets and Luis Suarez.

Talisca added a fourth from the spot quickly after the restart. Mohammed Maran then made it 5 heading in from a nook. And Talisca accomplished his hat-trick to make it 6-0, hitting Ronaldo’s ‘Siu’ celebration afterwards.

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Aymeric Laporte of Al-Nassr celebrates — Laporte put his facet three forward inside 12 minutes along with his long-range aim
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The match, which was being held as a part of Saudi Arabia’s annual Riyadh Season, noticed Nassr on the point of return to aggressive motion later this month, having been on a winter break since December.

Miami, in the meantime, are gearing up for the beginning of their 2024 MLS marketing campaign. It will get underway towards Real Salt Lake in three weeks’ time.

Before Ronaldo’s harm, the conflict had been billed because the ‘Last Dance’ along with his long-time foe, with each of their careers slowing down. But neither began, with Messi coming off the bench in its place late on.