CD Olimpia 0-5 Inter Miami Player Ratings: Strikes from Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez secures comfortable victory in club friendly

Inter Miami defeated CD Olimpia 0-5 on Sunday at the Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano in a pre-season friendly with goals from Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi. The Argentine scored the opening goal for his club and provided two assists while, Luis Suarez also found the net in the dominating victory. Messi, who is now the MLS MVP and will play for Inter Miami in the Concacaf Champions Cup later this month, put on a classic display.

In the first goal, Luis Suarez opted for an unselfish approach, delivering a perfect pass for the World Cup winner, who slotted it behind the goalkeeper. Apart from these two, the other three goals were scored by Federio Redondo, Noah Allen, and substitute Ryan Sailor. Messi assisted Noah Allen and Federico Redondo in giving Inter Miami a 3-0 lead going into the second half.

Lets have a look at CD Olimpia vs Inter Miami player ratings.

CD Olimpia Player Ratings vs Inter Miami

Goalkeeper

Edrick Menjivar: 4.8/10- The 31-year-old goalkeeper did not have a great game as he conceded four goals and made only two saves in total.

Defenders

Emanuel Hernandez: 5.5/10- The Uruguayan centre-back had an awful game being involved in eight defensive actions. He made five recoveries and won two duels against Inter Miami.

Jonathan Paz: 5.4/10- The 29-year-old centre-back did not have a great game as he was nervy on the ball on various occasions. He was involved in four defensive actions and made six recoveries.

Jose Martinez: 4.9/10- The centre-back did not cap a great performance during the game. He was involved in just three defensive actions and made four recoveries.

Midfielders

Lobo: 6.2/10- The midfielder had an average game playing on the right side of the midfield.

Carlos Pineda: 7.1/10- The midfielder had a decent game in the centre of the pitch maintaining a passing accuracy of 88 percent. He won eight duels in the game and made three recoveries.

Jorge Alvarez: 5.8/10- The 27-year-old midfielder was poor during his time on the pitch as he made various mistakes. He misjudged the ball on number of occasions and lost three duels in the game.

Gabriel Araujo: 6.3/10- The Brazilian midfielder gave an average performance on the field by just creating only one opportunity in attack.

Attackers

Jose Pinto: 6.0/10- The forward had an average game with just two shots on goal against Inter Miami. His passing was also not so good as he misplaced many of them.

Jorge Benguche: 6.1/10- The striker had a normal game attacking the Inter Miami defenders. He had two shots on goal and created couple of opportunities for his team

Jerry Bengtson: 6.4/10- The 37-year-old winger had a fair game putting in crosses but were not met by any player of the same team. He had two shots and his passing was good.

Manager

Eduardo Espinel: 5/10- He will not pay much heed to the performance considering it as a friendly game but will definitely look to improve upon it in terms of organisation and passing.

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Inter Miami Player Ratings vs CD Olimpia

Goalkeeper

Oscar Ustari: 7.6/10- The Argentine goalkeeper maintained a clean sheet and saved four shots during his time on the pitch.

Defenders

Marcelo Weigandt: 7.2/10- The right-back had a decent game maintaining a passing accuracy of 97 percent. He was involved in seven defensive actions and made couple of clearances for Inter Miami.

Ian Fray: 6.9/10- The USMNT defender had a solid game at the heart of the defence maintaining a passing accuracy of 92 percent. He was involved in eight defensive actions and made four clearances.

Hector Martinez: 6.8/10- The 27-year-old centre back had a good game with good passing record throughout he game.

Noah Allen: 7.7/10- The left back had a great game for Inter Miami as he scored the third goal for his side in the stoppage time of the first half. He mainly focused in attack and was not much active in attack.

Midfielders

David Ruiz: 7.0/0- The 21-year-old midfielder had a good game but was taken off in the first half. He had a shot on goal and created few attacking opportunities.

Sergio Busquets: 7.9/10- The defensive midfielder orchestrated the game well maintaining a passing accuracy of 95 percent. He created couple of opportunities and was involved in seven defensive actions.

Federico Redondo: 7.9/10- The Argentine midfielder scored the second goal for his team and was very good on the ball. He was involved in nine defensive actions and won three duels.

Attackers

Lionel Messi: 9.3/10- The Argentine was the player of the match as he created the most number of chances in the game. He scored one and assisted twice for Inter Miami.

Luis Suarez: 8.5/10- The Uruguayan striker scored one and assisted one to help Inter Miami beat Olimpia. He had two shots in total and was always a threat for the opposition defenders.

Tadeo Allende: 7.3/10- The left-winger had a decent game on the left wing creating various attacking opportunities for Inter Miami. He hit the woodwork once during his time on the pitch.

Manager

Javier Mascherano: 6.5/10- His team played well as they dominated almost every section of the game with their 4-3-3 formation during the buildup.

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