VIDEO: Busquets showed incredible intelligence to score the winning goal for his team with a lightning-fast cross. Inter Miami won without Messi

Inter Miami continues its beauty parade. This time Lionel Messi was absent from the squad due to national team duties, but his former Barcelona teammate Sergio Busquets replaced him and assist for the winning goal.

Inter Miami had to do without Lionel Messi in last night’s MLS match

Inter Miami fans have become accustomed to the magic of Lionel Messi, who displays his brilliance in every match. This time he was missing from the line-up, but was replaced by another star teammate from Barcelona.

He scored the only goal to decide the qualifying match against Ecuador, converting another direct free kick. Thus, in the night match, due to national duties, Lionel Messi missed Inter Miami in the pursuit of Major League Soccer.

The Florida team is still second to last in the league table, so every point is worth gold. In the home match against Sporting Kansas City, the star Argentine’s teammates had to take the initiative.

But the star Argentine was replaced by Sergio Busquets

And it has to be said that they succeeded, even if the victory was not easy. In fact, as early as the ninth minute, the visiting team took the lead when Hungarian forward Daniel Salloi headed a ball into the net that fell out of the home goalkeeper’s reach.

But the home team left nothing to chance and went on the offensive. Just a quarter of an hour later, the referee ordered a penalty kick after a questionable tackle by the visiting goalkeeper. Leonardo Campana took the penalty and coolly sent the ball into the net.

Before the end of the half, Campana was at it again, taking advantage of a beautiful centre by Yedlin. The Ecuadorian striker could have completed his hat-trick shortly after the change of sides, but this time the goalkeeper made an amazing save.

But after an hour of play, the highlight of the evening came. After a foul was whistled, Sergio Busquets showed amazing presence of mind, taking advantage of the sleeping opposition defence and sending Argentine midfielder Farias into an independent run at the visitors’ goal with a quick cross.

Facing the goalkeeper, Farias made no mistake and sent his team into a two-goal burst. Busquets’ brilliant moment proved to be pivotal as the visitors scored a reducing goal with twelve minutes left in regulation time.

However, as the score was not changed, Inter came away with a very important victory. David Beckham’s club is now just six points away from guaranteeing a place in the play-offs.

Source: MLS, Livesport, Twitter