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<p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><ul><li>Miami win 3-1 over Union on Messi's return</li><li>Messi scores twice and provides assist for Suarez</li><li>Missed close to two months of action due to injury</li></ul>

VIDEO: Lionel Messi bags brace for Inter Miami – including one with his right foot – & provides assist for Luis Suarez as Argentine superstar returns to MLS action after injury in style

<p>Messi suffered a terrible ankle injury during Argentina's Copa America final win over Colombia in July. Since then, the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner has missed a further eight games, but <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/inter-miami-lionel-messi-returns-from-injury-vs-philadelphia-union/blt1a9f2c31db4e34bf" target="_blank">showed his class on his return to MLS</a> action with Inter Miami. The Herons went a goal down after Union's Mikael Uhre scored early on, however, a five-minute brace from Messi and a late Luis Suarez goal, assisted by the Argentine, gave <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/lionel-messi-back-with-a-vengeance-as-inter-miami-star-scores-brace-against-philadelphia-union-in-winning-return-from-injury/blteca3767ef4c01a10" target="_blank">Tata Martino's men their 19th MLS win of the regular season</a>.</p><div class="affiliate-button-container theme-1" data-name="Apple TV"><div class="affiliate-button"><img class="logo" height="40" width="72" src="https://eu-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltcc7a7ffd2fbf71f5/blt2de198b67da95a2e/65709d2436cf7d0407034ef9/Apple_TV.png" style="width: 72px; height: 40px;"><span class="affiliate-text">Get the MLS Season Pass today!</span></div><a href="https://tv.apple.com/channel/tvs.sbd.7000?itsct=goal_mls&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=1010l39UY" class="affiliate-button-link" target="_blank">Stream games now</a></div>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">HAD TO BE HIM!! 🐐 <a href="https://t.co/GgdoFHFgzu">pic.twitter.com/GgdoFHFgzu</a></p>— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) <a href="https://twitter.com/InterMiamiCF/status/1835108641357058452?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">DOBLETE DEL CAPITÁN 🐐 <a href="https://t.co/ZwVv9tILU0">pic.twitter.com/ZwVv9tILU0</a></p>— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) <a href="https://twitter.com/InterMiamiCF/status/1835109505463468147?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<p>Speaking after the match, Messi said: "The truth is that I'm a little tired. The heat and humidity in Miami don't help much either, but I really wanted to come back, I had been off of the field for a long time.</p><p>"Little by little I was training with the group, feeling good and that's why we decided that I would start, and I'm very happy - very happy."</p>

WHAT MESSI SAID ABOUT HIS RETURN

<p>Martino kept Messi on the field for the entirety of the match, hinting at a return to full fitness. As such, it is likely that the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner will be a starter again for Inter Miami when they take on Atalanta United on Wednesday, September 18.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR MESSI?

VIDEO: Lionel Messi bags brace for Inter Miami – including one with his right foot – & provides assist for Luis Suarez as Argentine superstar returns to MLS action after injury in style | Goal.com

Lionel Messi bagged a brace on his return to MLS action after a two-month injury lay-off, with Inter Miami seeing off the Philadelphia Union.

VIDEO: Lionel Messi bags brace for Inter Miami – including one with his right foot – &amp; provides assist for Luis Suarez as Argentine superstar returns to MLS action after injury in style