When you’re down 2-0 with less than 55 minutes to go in a two-legged quarterfinal, there’s one man you can count on above the rest to turn your fortunes around: World Cup and eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi.

Noah Allen scored in the second half before a late penalty gave Inter Miami the chance to take the lead in the tie, with Messi taking it clinically in what was an epic comeback.

Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas has confirmed the club are in active talks with Lionel Messi over his future at the club after he entered the final 12 months of his contract. Messi inked a two-and-a-half-year contract when he swapped Paris Saint-Germain for Miami in the summer of 2023,