On Sunday morning (27th), the Argentinean king of the ball Mez made his first appearance in the United States League, and scored again. The 36-year-old striker, even though he was first on the field in the second half, still scored a goal to help the International MIAMI beat the New York Red Bulls 2-0 on the road to end the decline of the 10-game winless streak, and to get rid of the bottom of the table. Since joining Inter Miami, Mays has scored 11 goals and 3 assists in 9 appearances in all competitions, and has accumulated 818 goals in his career.
Mays played 120 minutes in the last 4 of the USL Cup, assisting the International Miami to knock out FC Cincinnati with 12 yards from each other to reach the final, his first time to play in the USL Cup, he served as a backup for the first time, the site of more than 20,000 fans seemed to be disgruntled, and chanted the name of Mays, hoping that he would go on the field.
Inter-Miami opened the scoring in the 37th minute of the first half with a goal by midfielder Diego Gomez. Fifteen minutes after the change of sides, the fans' most awaited scene finally appeared, with Gomez coming in as a substitute for Lee Annardo Gambina. Although he didn't have much time to perform, he still scored in the 89th minute. He has scored in eight of his nine matches for Internacional Mayami, with six wins and three draws in legal time.
