LAFC shut out Messi, Inter Miami in MLS season opener

The Inter Miami player began his club’s MLS Cup title defence with a crushing away loss to rivals Los Angeles FC.

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David Martinez scored in the first ‌half, Denis Bouanga scored and added an assist in the second ⁠and Los Angeles ⁠FC completed a 3-0 victory over Lionel Messi and visiting Inter Miami in the teams’ season opener on Saturday night.

Substitute Nathan Ordaz ⁠added the final goal for the hosts, who moved the match to Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and drew a crowd of 75,673, the second-largest in Major League Soccer (MLS) ⁠history for a regular-season game that was not part of a double-header.

LAFC shut out Messi, Inter Miami in MLS season opener

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