Messi’s short corner routine ends with a clever pass to Germán Berterame, whose close-range right-footed effort from inside the six-yard box goes just wide of the left post. The move shows Messi’s vision on set pieces even though the chance isn’t converted.

From another corner, Messi delivers a looping cross into the box that finds Micael, whose header from the centre of the area sails over the bar. Messi again creates a clear chance from a set piece.

Messi cuts in from the left side of the box and unleashes a left-footed shot, but his effort is blocked by a defender after a neat setup from Telasco Segovia. The move highlights Messi’s threat drifting in from the flank.

Messi finds space in the centre of the box and fires a left-footed shot that drifts just wide of the right post after a precise pass from Rodrigo De Paul. It’s a close call that nearly gives Inter Miami the lead.

Messi swings in a dangerous cross that picks out Luis Suárez in the centre of the box, but Suárez’s right-footed shot is saved by Ethan Horvath in the middle of the goal. Messi’s delivery carves open the defense even though the chance is stopped.

Messi makes a run in behind and receives the ball, but the attack is halted as he is flagged offside by the assistant referee. The late move shows Messi still looking to exploit space in the final minutes.