Messi, Alba shine as Inter Miami downs Seattle

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba scored first-half goals as Inter Miami cruised to a 3-1 home MLS win over Seattle Sounders on Tuesday.

Alba opened the scoring by taking a touch to control Messi's pass before rifling a shot past goalkeeper Stefan Frei.

The chemistry between the former Barcelona teammates was again on display just before halftime as Alba returned Messi's earlier