WASHINGTON: Second-half goals from Argentine forwards Juan Bronte and Maximiliano Meza helped Mexico's Liga MX beat Major League Soccer 4-1 in the MLS All-Star Game.
Argentinian forward Alman Bertrame and Moroccan winger Oussama Idrisi also scored for the Mexican League elite team in a win over Columbus Ohio.
MLS had won both previous All-Star meetings with Mexican league rivals, with a 1-1 draw and a 3-2 penalty shootout win in 2021 and a 2-1 victory in 2022.
Bertrame, the 25-year-old forward of CF Monterrey, Mexico, opened the scoring in the 16th minute.
Columbus' Colombian winger Cocho Hernandez equalized for MLS in the 17th minute.
In the 41st minute, Idrisi answered instead of Liga MX to give his team a 2-1 lead in the first half.
Tigres UANL forward Reserve Bronte extended Liga MX's lead in the 68th minute and Monterrey winger Meza, who also came off the bench to start the second half, added another goal in the 69th minute for the final margin.
Inter Milan's Lionel Messi did not play for MLS due to a right ankle injury suffered in Argentina's Copa America final win over Colombia.
Messi, who also missed two MLS games last week, is uncertain for Miami's home game against Puebla on Saturday as Inter begins its defense of the League Cup, the second-year tournament involving MLS and Liga MX clubs, which starts on Friday. begins.
