LIONEL Messi began his American adventure with a Hollywood ending by scoring a stunning last-gasp winner.
The Argentine superstar came off the bench for new team Inter Miami to send the fans in Fort Lauderdale into blast-off as he stole a Leagues Cup win over Mexicans Cruz Azul with the last kick of the game.
Brought down from behind 25 yards out by Carlos Salcedo, it was the perfect set-up for a moment of brilliance.
And Messi, as so often, did not disappoint, arcing his left-footer over the wall and beyond the grasping, flailing fingers of keeper Andres Gudino.
Even Messi’s smile betrayed his awareness of the impact he had made in his new adopted home, with Inter part-owner David Beckham and his wife Victoria among the many shaking their heads.