Messi leads miraculous Miami Leagues Cup rally

Lionel Messi scored a pair of vintage goals to lead Inter Miami CF in a stunning comeback win over FC Dallas in the Leagues Cup on Sunday in Frisco, Texas.

The World Cup winner scored Miami's first goal and its last in a chaotic match at Toyota Stadium that ended 4-4 in regulation before netting his spot kick in the shootout to help send his team through to the quarterfinals.

Jordi Alba set up the first with a cutback pass from the touchline that Messi buried with a first-time shot before scoring a stellar free kick from distance to help Miami overcome a two-goal deficit and send the game to penalty kicks.

In between his the Messi goals, Dallas had the upper hand for long stretches and took a lead into half-time with strikes from Facundo Quignón and Bernard Kamungo. 

Each side had an own goal in the second half as Dallas briefly stretched its lead to 4-2, but Messi's free kick in the 85th minute tied it at four and Miami went on to win the contest from the spot.