Inter Miami Vs Barcelona SC LIVE Score, Pre-Season Friendly: Lionel Messi Scores, Assists As Herons Lead At HT

Mamadi Jiana replaces Mateo Silvetti

David Ayala replaces Yannick Bright

Santiago Morales replaces Germán Berterame

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Barcelona de Guayaquil forward Luca Sosa sees his attempt saved. Tomás Martínez provides a neat assist but the Inter Miami CF keeper is equal to it and saves.

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And that’s that for the Argentine skipper. Lionel Messi who scored and assisted, is subbed off and on comes Luis Suarez. Other subs include Facundo Mura for Ian Fray and Gonzalo Luján replacing Micael.

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Barcelona SC player Javier Baez meets a header from the centre of the box but misses to the right. The cross was delivered by Johan García.

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• Willian Vargas replaces Bryan Carabalí

• Tomás Martínez replaces Joao Rojas

• Jonnathan Mina replaces Jonathan Perlaza

• Jhonny Quiñónez replaces Jandry Gómez

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Barcelona de Guayaquil 1, Inter Miami CF 2

Oh Hello! Germán Berterame gives Herons the lead right before the break and they won’t mind it one bit. Lionel Messi is running the show here and the Argentine provides yet another assist.

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Barcelona de Guayaquil are level and how! Joao Rojas bullet header from the right side of the six yard box, goes into the left corner. Crowd goes wild inside the stadium.

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Telasco Segovia sees his left footed shot from the left side of the box, go wide off the post. Guess who provided with the assist? Messi ofcourse!

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Lionel Messi weaves through the defense and fired a stunning left-footed shot into the net.

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Milton Celiz made a strong play that Garcia nearly finished with a shot inside the penalty area, but Maximiliano Falcon stepped in to block the attempt.

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Rodrigo De Paul is known to be a fighter in the midfield and the Argentine pulls down one of the Barcelona SC player and immediately gets a telling from the ref.

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The home crowd came to see the maestro Lionel Messi and the Argentine springs into action with a free-kick attempt. However, the Barcelona SC keeper José Contreras is equal to it and saves.

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Inter Miami forward Germán Berterame ventures into a offside position.

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Lionel Messi provides a great bit of assist to Mateo Silvetti but the latter’s right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by José Contreras.

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It’s Barcelona SC who start on the front foot with controlled possession and Inter Miami sitting deep in their own half. Early days in the fixture but good start for the Ecquadorians.

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And we are away at the Estadio Banco Pichincha.

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Head coach Javier Mascherano has selected the following XI to face Barcelona SC:

Dayne St Clair; Ian Fray, Maximiliano Falcon, Micael, Noah Allen; Rodrigo De Paul, Yannick Bright, Telasco Segovia; Lionel Messi, German Berterame, Mateo Silvetti.

Barcelona SC coach Cesar Farias has selected the following XI:

Jose David Contreras; Bryan Carabali, Javier Baez, Luca Sosa; Jonathan Perlaza, Milton Celiz, Matias Lugo, Jandry Gomez, Joao Rojas, Johan Garcia, Sergio Nuñez.

Location: Guayaquil, Ecuador

Stadium: Estadio Banco Pichincha

Date & Kick-off Time: Feb 8 – 05:30 am IST

Good Morning to everyone joining us today for the live coverage of the Inter Miami Vs Barcelona SC preseason friendly match. This is the start of our blog, stay tuned for the real-time updates and more.