India, March 24 -- Lionel Messi scored the equaliser off a free kick in the second half before helping to set up Micael dos Santos' winner and Inter Miami came from behind to beat New York City FC 3-2 at Yankee Stadium on Sunday.

Inter Miami (3-1-1) pulls into a second-place tie in the Eastern Conference by handing NYCFC (3-1-1) its first loss.

Gonzalo Lujan scored his first career goal - unassisted off a rebound in the 4th minute, to give Inter Miami an early lead. The 21-year-old defender has started in 23 of his 30 career appearances.

Nicolas Fernandez continued his red-hot start with his fifth goal, scoring off a free kick in the 17th minute to pull NYCFC even. Fernandez has eight goals in 16 career appearances since last season. ...