Video: Lionel Messi strikes precision free-kick equalizer for Inter Miami against Columbus Crew

Lionel Messi #10 of Inter Miami CF.
© Sam Navarro/Getty ImagesLionel Messi #10 of Inter Miami CF.

Five minutes after Josef Martinez’s opener, Lionel Messi scored the equalizer for Inter Miami through a stunning free kick in Matchday 28 of the 2026 MLS season.

Near the right corner, Lionel Messi and Inter Miami were awarded a free kick following a foul. The Argentine captain took charge of the ball, determined to strike directly from distance.

From a near-impossible angle, Messi whipped the ball into the box—not as a cross, but as a brilliant direct shot that found the top corner of the Crew’s net to level the score at 1–1.

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