Messi scores two in four minutes on injury return

Lionel Messi marked his return from wounded pinch 2 goals and an assistance to thief Inter Miami to a 3-1 triumph against Philadelphia Union.

The World Cup-winning Argentina skipper had not played since injuring his ankle successful his country's Copa America last triumph complete Colombia successful July.

That saw him miss this month's World Cup qualifiers, while he besides sat retired 8 games for his Major League Soccer broadside - though they lead nan MLS Eastern Conference standings.

But nan 37-year-old erstwhile Barcelona prima played nan afloat 90 minutes successful his first commencement for 3 months and ran nan show.

Philadelphia took nan lead aft 58 seconds done Mikael Uhre but Miami equalised successful nan 26th minute, Messi beating a defender and lashing location aft collecting a walk from Luis Suarez pursuing bully activity from different ex-Barca team-mate successful Jordi Alba.

Messi fired his squad up 4 minutes later aft being teed up by Alba and went connected to group up Suarez for Miami's 3rd heavy successful second-half wounded time.

After nan lucifer Messi, who now has 14 goals successful 13 games this season, acknowledged he was "a small tired".

"I really wanted to travel back, I had been disconnected of nan section for a agelong time," he added.

"Little by small I was training pinch nan group, emotion bully and that's why we decided that I would start, and I'm very happy."

Elsewhere, LA Galaxy fought backmost from 2 goals down to hit Los Angeles rivals LAFC 4-2 arsenic nan apical 2 teams successful nan Western Conference met.