Messi Delivers INSANE Winner | Colorado Rapids vs Inter Miami | Full Match Highlights

Coming up next, with his side being very good to watch. Can they deliver against the MLS Cup champs? It is Colorado Rapids back, as we'll say, with the player acquisitions. We can have a moment as Malungu makes a really good run forward, tries to pull it back, it's Stez in play. But that's the direct play they want from him. Former Seattle man, just going for the fullback. Miami pressing themselves here and winning it back. And there's contact and the referee, John Freeman, says play on. Appeals from Yannick Bright. Was there enough contact there? Tensio might have got away with winning. Tripping a fence inside the penalty area. Foul decision. Messi scores! Just rolls it down the middle, calm as you like. And into Miami, have the perfect start. Well, after a pretty sluggish start to the first half, Inter-Miami find their breakthrough, and it comes from the penalty spot. Colorado had done a decent job with their practice. On his right foot, not a very good cross. It'll still fall here, Frederick on the volley, and that one, well-wired. So not how restrictive, but almost worked hand-side now. Chance to drive full, good pace from him. Up against Bright, trying to get around Bright. Still going, and he's kept it in place somehow. What a battle that was. And it's going to be a goal kick. And he can't believe it, punished it. Out of turn, out it goes to goal, and it's... ...Portencio, and he's looking for the ball, Falcone. He's been being clever, using his body. Messi, there's one way of building it up. Step a little bit of skill, and change of pace, but just ran out of real estate on this near side. And he got the ball. Frederick on the overlap, Navarro going down the middle. Frederick in behind, gets across, and Manungo had gone short. Frederick had gone to the far post. It wouldn't have mattered, the flag had gone up, and it was a pretty build-up play. Messi, deflect the overlapping run here from Silvetti. Gets the cross in, the header's on target! Bertarame with the second for Inter Miami! And it's a smashing drawback from Lionel Messi's men in the first half. 2-0! A lot of credit's going to go to Bertarame, because he still has so much work to do with this header. But in the dying moments of this first half, it's the Rapids who play themselves into trouble yet again. The turnover, and now watch the overlapping run from Silvetti. Does so well. Bertarame trying to change that, trying to pull it back for Rapids. Manungo central. Well, flashed across the six! Driven into that area. And it was all his own work, comes it, Ojederen. Silvetti in a battle here with Travis. Silvetti gets it wrong-sided. Travis at full stretch with the interception. First moment. To the top, Manungo! Second effort from Frederick's well over. But he hesitated for a moment there, the Inter-Miami goalkeeper. But he got the vital touch ahead of Manungo. This defending just looked chaotic. Looked really chaotic. But Paxton Eriksen now in the middle! And this is what we were talking about. When Navajo drops deeper and brings the centre back out of position, there's Spenhaar who's going to press that, but Inter-Miami breaking in behind here. The cross, and Eriksen heads clear. Showing his strength again, and he's going to win the free kick. Mikael was involved in the challenge, and he's going to pick up a yellow card as well. But that was Slino-Messi, a little bit more central. Plays that ball in behind, Betarame! That one in to Paul. It goes down. Referee says, no free kick! And the hit from Atencio right at Dane St. Clair. Well, there would have been some... Navajo. Manungo on the far side, Navajo. Going to go to Lewandowski, he's going to go to Lewandowski, this one! I stand corrected. That last sequence from Inter-Miami was good. But this is truly sexy football. This is the composure that Matt Wells wants to see from his team. To draw up players, to create space to attack. Falcone, once again, gets dragged down as a centre-back in this little challenge. Good football. Moura, Betarame making a run towards the near post! And Herrington gets... Ten goal involvements on the season for him now. Messi, how will he... Well, they've done it here. Navajo is in behind, a little touch. Claws down from Wells. Looking for a defensive midfielder. Strong substitution from Matt Wells. That might be his first touch of the game, Darren Yappie. But the two centre-backs from Inter-Miami, they get hot yet again. They don't know whether they have to step with the movements of Navajo. They're out of position, but it's a daring run. Inside the area, Kosey Thompson, trying to overlap him again. Can he get his cross in towards an end? By holding. He took a knock as well. Thomas brings him out. Messi, first time a little bit of space for him. Lionel Messi, it's on the ice! We were just talking about Carl... Magician. Messi, with another moment of magic. Now this is interesting, because this play starts deep in their own end. And it's been... Yappie still has it! Oh, should he pull the trigger? Navajo trying to turn inside the area, goes down. Wells is turning to the fourth official. And a penalty. That ends in the... From Lujan, who's dead down. Falcón comes across. Takes it. Silvetti, lovely ball back in. The cross, towards the far post. And no, Manungu. Back in his right foot. Couldn't have run it just wide! That was better for Manungu. He's trying to replicate what he just saw Messi do. He wanted to get it back on his left foot, Siri. There's a nice little ball in behind now, Harris. That one's for the middle. He's got an option out wide, and again now, in a pressure situation. According to the referee as well, he played an advantage earlier on. And Navajo would... That's going to be a yellow card. Sealy, in towards the area. And St. Clair was flapping at it. It's going to be a goal kick. Rapids' head was the last touch on it. Sealy goes down, free kick. Very good position here. The referee's going to produce another yellow card. And points out that that isn't the first time. Can the Rapids come from behind again? And Sealy... Look, Kravitz trying to do that here. Trying to get his cross in. Outstanding block. Yeah, great defending. And Kravitz, this is where you've got to be smarter defensively. It reminded me of down and then Messi wins the ball here. He's throwing it quickly. And he'll be trying to get in behind. Yannick Bright back for Rodrigo. The ball, trying to play it in behind. Way too much on it. And harmlessly out of play for the goal kick. When you let the... Oh, the nice entry pass. Sealy on his left foot. Comes out for more. What a nice touch that time from him to get away from Aronson. Aronson fouls him. That was better from the fullback. Took it upon himself to take on there. He's going to want to be the hero. No, just too much on it. That's for a young centre-back. Could be part of the World Cup. Could be facing the US at the World Cup. The line goes down. The challenge from Mikhail. Didn't get it forward. Out of play. It is going to be the final action. Back and forth affair. And in powerfield and mile high. Into Miami Leds at halftime by two goals to nil.