Evening Standard
·19 June 2025
Inter Miami vs Porto LIVE: Club World Cup result, latest updates and reaction after Lionel Messi magic

In partnership with
Yahoo sportsEvening Standard
·19 June 2025
Lionel Messi inspires Inter Miami to victory against the European side
Lionel Messi scored Inter Miami’s winner against Porto
Inter Miami vs Porto LIVE!
Action from Group A of the new-look Club World Cup continued tonight and the end result sees Inter Miami joint-top with Palmeiras after recording an historic win over Porto. Both teams come into this game on the back of goalless draws on matchday one, but the Herons are now on the brink of qualifying for the round of 16.
Despite making a strong start, Inter Miami found themselves a goal down against the run of play as VAR intervened and recommended an on pitch review after Noah Allen caught Joao Mario in the box. Whilst contact seemed minimal, a penalty was awarded and Samu Aghehowa was able to squeeze his effort past Oscar Ustari.
Telasco Segovia finished off a fine team move by rifling an effort into the top corner to equalise for Inter Miami before Messi took centre stage. Moments after warming up with a long range free-kick, the 37-year-old curled home a brilliant effort from much closer to goal to complete the turnaround. Follow all the action back below with Standard Sport's dedicated match blog!