{"id":289727,"date":"2023-09-04T13:34:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T13:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=289727"},"modified":"2023-09-04T13:34:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T13:34:35","slug":"lionel-messi-finally-speaks-after-inter-miamis-3-1-win-at-lafc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/lionel-messi-finally-speaks-after-inter-miamis-3-1-win-at-lafc\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi FINALLY speaks after Inter Miami&apos;s 3-1 win at LAFC"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Lionel Messi FINALLY speaks to reporters after Inter Miami&#8217;s 3-1 win at LAFC &#8211; and warns MLS his team are eyeing league glory<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Argentine is hoping the Fort Lauderdale franchise can sneak into playoffs\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Inter Miami sit eight points behind with two games in hand on most above them<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lionel Messi has spoken postgame for the first time in MLS competition as scrutiny intensified due to his absence being a violation of the league&#8217;s media policy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Messi&#8217;s spoke with <span>Apple TV&#8217;s <\/span>Antonella Gonzalez following the 3-1 win at LAFC, fulfilling his obligation of speaking to media &#8211; as is required of all MLS players.<\/p>\n<p>Despite sitting eight points outside the Eastern Conference playoffs &#8211; albeit with two games in hand &#8211; with nine matches remaining, the Argentine is aiming to conquer America this season, as he has done Spain, France and Europe itself.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The team grows more by the day, we have been saying it since the start of all of this. We had the luck of finding a tournament and getting to the finals,&#8217; he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;And now we&#8217;re going for the goal of getting to the eight to try to win the league this is the way. Obviously winning gives us lots of confidence.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/04\/13\/75040099-12478715-image-a-4_1693831055393.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lionel Messi spoke postgame to Apple TV&#8217;s Spanish-language reporter Antonella Gonzalez<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/04\/13\/75040045-12478715-image-a-2_1693831037182.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Messi provided an assist as Inter Miami won 3-1 vs. the reigning defending champions, LAFC<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/04\/13\/75040043-12478715-image-a-3_1693831047172.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Argentine brought many Hollywood stars including Owen Wilson (C) and his son, Robert<\/p>\n<p>Against the defending champions, Inter Miami put on a show in front of a Hollywood crowd.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Facundo Farias opened the scoring against the run of play in the 14th minute before\u00a0 Jordi Alba doubled the Herons&#8217; lead shortly after the break.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Then, Messi set Leonardo Campana to all but seal the win prior to a late consolation for the hosts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We said before the match this would be a great test for us to see where we stand and what we&#8217;re capable of,&#8217; Messi added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We played in a hard field against a very good opponent &#8211; the last champions and we got a very important result for what&#8217;s coming.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old played the entirety of the game &#8211; his second successive 90-minute match after starting from the bench in his MLS debut vs. New York Red Bulls on August 26.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I feel good physically,&#8217; Messi said. &#8216;Thank God I can keep playing and helping the team in any way I can and hopefully we continue in this dynamic.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>According to<span> The Athletic<\/span>, Messi and his representatives have an arrangement with the league that means the World Cup star can choose his media commitments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The outlet cites a source as saying it&#8217;s &#8216;a handshake sort of deal&#8217; 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