Surprise in Atlanta! Lionel Messi gave Porto's blow, and Inter Miami ticked the first victory at the World Club Championship

• 32 teams, distributed in eight groups, participate in the World Club Championship;
• The first two teams in each group qualify in “optimals”;
• The final takes place in New York, on July 13, at 10:00 pm.

With this victory Inter Miami climbed to the second position in Group A. Palmeiras is a leader, on equal points with Americans (4). Porto has only one point, while Al Ahly is the last of the group, also with a point.

Group A ranking at the Club World Cup

Lionel Messi, again bright for Inter Miami in the duel with Porto! Empty directly from the free kick

The Americans, led by Lionel Messi, started in attack their second duel at the World Club Championship. In the first minutes, Inter Miami ticked a double opportunity, but Porto managed to mark. Allen, the left defender of the Americans, failed negligently, and the referee Garay dictated a penalty. Samu transformed, but with emotions because Ustari reached the ball. In the first half Porto dominated the game, but failed to score.

Javier Mascherano managed to mount his students after the break. Return from the locker rooms, Segovia restored equality with an execution of the box after Weigandt's focus.

Lionel Messi was decisive for Inter Miami. The footballer marked directly from the free kick in the 54th minute, reminiscent of the time he was playing in Europe. Until the end, the team led by Javier Mascherano preserved the result, and Porto failed to pose problems to the Americans.

For Inter Miami there is a duel with Palmeiras in the last match of the group, while for Porto follows the duel with Al Ahly.

Final »Inter Miami – Porto 2-1

• Min 54: Messi succeeds a goal like in the old days! The Argentinian marked directly from the free kick and passed Inter Miami in advantage

• Min 47: Segovia equalized with an execution with the right foot inside the box

• Min 7: Samu marks for Portuguese!

• Min 6: Penalty for Porto! Javier Mascherano, the American coach, does not understand the decision and protests the reserve referee. Allen failed a player from Portu, and the Portuguese received a penalty.

• Inter Miami started in force! Big occasion for Americans from the first minutes. Another great occasion for Lionel Messi's team in the 4th minute

Inter Miami – Porto, start teams:

Inter Miami (4-4-2): Ustari – Weigandt, Fray, Falcon Picart, Allen – Allende, Cremaschi, Busquets, Segovia – Messi (cpt.), Suarez
reserves: R. Rios, Yarbrough, Sailor, B. Rodriggez, Redondo Solari, Picault, Obando, S. Morales, D. Martinez, Leo Afonso, Aviles, J. Alba
Coach: Javier Mascherano

FC Porto (3-4-3): Claudio Ramos – M. Fernandes, Pedro, Marcano (cpt.) – Joao Mario, Varela, Văga, Moura – F. Vieira, Samu, Mora
reserves: D. Fernandes, Alarcon, Borges, Danny Namaso, Eustaquio, Franco, Gul, A. Oliveira, Otavio, Pepe, N. Perez, T. Perez, Sousa, William Gomes, Zaidu
Coach: Martin Anselmi

Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Referee: Cristián Garay