'Best in world' Messi makes Inter Miami 'lethal' - Martino FRISCO, Texas -- For the first time since Lionel Messi arrived at Inter Miami , the world champion's team was on the ropes. FC Dallas took a 3-1 lead just after the hour mark of the teams' Leagues Cup round-of-16 contest at Toyota Stadium, Messi's first away match since joining the MLS outfit, played in the sweltering summer Texas heat. But Messi did what he always seems to do: He found a way to help his team grind out a win. Trailing by a pair of goals in the 80th minute, Messi put in a free kick headed in for an FC Dallas own goal and then delivered one of his trademark direct free kicks into the top corner of FCD goalkeeper Maarten Paes ' net to tie the match 4-4 and send it into a penalty shootout. - Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) At the spot, Messi converted the first penalty, the first of five successful kicks for Inter Miami as the team won the shootout and...
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