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Lionel Messi leads Miami in stunning rally to beat FC Dallas

Lionel Messi scored a pair of vintage goals to lead Inter Miami CF in a stunning comeback win over FC Dallas in the Leagues Cup on Sunday in Frisco, Texas.

The World Cup winner scored Miami's first goal and its last in a chaotic match at Toyota Stadium that ended 4-4 in regulation before netting his spot kick in the shootout to help send his team through to the quarterfinals.

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Jordi Alba set up the first with a cutback pass from the touchline that Messi buried with a first-time shot before scoring a stellar free kick from distance to help Miami overcome a two-goal deficit and send the game to penalty kicks.