C. Ronaldo just celebrated his 40th birthday with a goal that helped Al Nassr defeat Al Fayha 3-0 in the Saudi Arabian championship a few days ago. Messi also immediately gave a resounding “answer”.

In the friendly match against Olimpia (Honduras) this morning (February 9), Messi shone when he contributed 1 goal and 2 assists to help Inter Miami win 5-0. This was Inter Miami’s 4th friendly match before the new season. Before that, they won against Club America, Universitario and Sporting San Miguelito.

Coach Javier Mascherano and his players entered the match with great determination. However, it was not until the 27th minute that they finally broke through their weaker opponents’ net. Luis Suarez broke the offside trap and ran down to face the goalkeeper. The Uruguayan passed the ball to Messi, who easily put the ball into the empty net.

In the 44th minute, Messi made his mark by assisting Redondo to make it 2-0. Before the end of the first half, El Pulga again set up Noah Allen to help Inter Miami take a 3-0 lead.

Entering the second half, Inter Miami showed no signs of wanting to stop. In the 54th minute, Luis Suarez scored after a pass from Cremaschi. The score was 4-0 in favor of Inter Miami.

Coach Mascherano then withdrew a number of Inter Miami’s key players. However, the American team still scored the fifth goal thanks to Ryan Sailor in the 79th minute. The match ended with a score of 5-0 in favor of Inter Miami.

After this match, Inter Miami will have a friendly match against Orlando City at 7:30 a.m. on February 15, before entering the new season. They will play their first official match of the season against Sporting KC in the CONCACAF Champions League on February 19. Inter Miami will play their opening match of the US Major League Soccer (MLS) against New York City on February 23.