Lionel Messi scored a beautiful free kick to give Inter Miami a shock 2-1 victory over Porto in the club World Cup.
The Argentinian star curled the set piece in the top right corner in the second half in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta to see Miami the first American side to claim a victory at the tournament.
One-time Chelsea target Samu Aghowa had given Porto an early lead after just eight minutes from the penalty spot.
But the Venezuelan midfielder Telasco Segovia leveled two minutes in the second half for Miami, for Messi's beautifully curled free kick from just outside the area.
The 37-year-old, who scored his 50th goal for Miami in just 61 performances, gave Porto keeper Claudio Ramos no chance and his goal led to wild parties among the players and fans of Miami.
After his decisive intervention, the Argentinian icon Man of the competition was named as the side of David Beckham who was owned by a great upset.
Messi and fans have showered with praise after full -time, with Shay that is given to the attacker.
“He can do that with Lionel Messi, he can go to the side of the goalkeeper or the other side,” he said about Dazn's report about the game.
“He gets a lot of pace and it's hard for the goalkeeper to respond. It is just phenomenal from Lionel Messi. Do you think of his age and can he still do it? Too good, he can still do it!
“He wants to prove the world that he is still taking the goals.”
Former Portugal and Southampton -defender Jose Fonte added: 'Effortless. See that Lionel Messi understands every moment of the game.
'His decision -making is 99 percent correct. He still has a turn. We saw him sprint, and he still has that pace where he can beat everyone.
“We stand for a good competition and we face some Messi Magic in this club world cup.”
In the meantime, supporters were also fast to praise Messi as someone who was lyrical: 'He is incredible! Messi comes from another planet! Give him the balloon d'Or! '
Another added: 'Let's be clear – if Messi was really looking forward to it, he could walk a top competition, dictate games every week and still the balloon d'Or or wait for stand -Bby.
'The gift does not fade. It is eternal. He does not chase the game – the game bends him. '
A further supporter went into with: 'Messi is not just a man. He is a phenomenon. He is a heavenly event, a one -off alignment of the stars, a cosmic masterpiece sculpted by the football gods themselves.
“If he moves, it's not just the poetry of movement. Every dribble, every pass, every goal, every touch. '
In Miami, Messi plays with former Barcelona teammates Luis Suarez, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets and is managed by Javier Mascherano.
They qualified for the tournament after winning the Shield of the MLS supporters and underwent a scoreless draw against Al Ahly in the opening match of the tournament on Sunday.
Messi's finish was his first goal in the club World Cup since he scored 10 years ago for Barcelona against River Plate in the previous iteration of the tournament.
The victory of Miami means that they are also the first team that wins a match after they have arrived at the tournament from behind and they have a three-point advantage compared to Porto and Al-Ahly on their way to their last group match against Palmeiras on Tuesday.