The Argentine legend Lionel Messi, star of Inter Miami, expressed his great happiness after his team's victory over the Portuguese Porto with a score of 2-1, in the group stage of the Club World Cup.

Messi said in his statements: "Winning against Porto in the Club World Cup represents a huge joy, the team performed wonderfully, we did not rely only on defense, but we controlled the ball well, I am happy with this moment, especially after the frustration we felt after the result of the first match, where we were close to victory, this win is important and we will enjoy it."

Messi added, emphasizing his team's ambitions: "We want to compete for the title, today we faced a strong European team, and we had a wonderful match against them, we will try to repeat this performance against Palmeiras, we know they are stronger than us on paper, but we have a high fighting spirit, it will be a very tough match."

The Inter Miami star talked about his wonderful goal from a direct free kick, saying: "I saw the ball close to the penalty area and the goal, and it was difficult for it to rise too much, I noticed that the goalkeeper was not covering the post well, so I tried to shoot from that angle and took advantage of the situation."

This victory gives Inter Miami a strong boost in the first group, which also includes Al Ahly of Egypt, Porto of Portugal, and Palmeiras of Brazil.