Lionel Messi scores and assists in Inter Miami’s 3–1 win over LA Galaxy as Javier Mascherano calls the victory “vital” and insists every game is a final.

The Argentine superstar had missed numerous scoring chances in his return from injury Saturday night against the LA Galaxy, but in the match's waning minutes, Messi scored the go-ahead goal, then assisted on another to help lift Inter Miami to a 3-1 victory.

Lionel Messi is back. In his first game after returning from a hamstring injury that kept him out since Aug. 2, Messi scored his 19th goal of the season before sending a backheel assist to Luis Suárez, who scored, bringing Inter Miami to a 3-1 win over the LA Galaxy on Saturday night.

With only 11 games remaining in the Major League Soccer regular season, Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will look to push to the top of the table in the Eastern Confrence. After missing time with a muscular injury,

Despite being in the Starting XI for all three of the LA Galaxy's wins, Micovic has made five saves in each of the his last two games. But the question remains, is Micovic the bes