WASHINGTON: Argentina striker Juan Brunetta and Maximiliano Mesa scored in the second half to lift Mexico's Liga MX to a 4-1 win over Major League Soccer in the MLS All-Star game on Wednesday.
Argentine striker German Berterame and Moroccan winger Oussama Idrisi also scored for the Mexican League's elite squad in the win in Columbus, Ohio.
MLS has won both previous All-Star games against its Mexican League rivals, drawing 1-1 in 2021 and winning 3-2 on penalties, and winning 2-1 in 2022.
25-year-old striker Berterame of Mexico's CF Monterrey opened the scoring in the 16th minute.
Columbus Crew's Colombian winger Cucho Hernandez equalized for MLS in the 17th minute.
Idrisi scored in the 41st minute to give his team a 2-1 lead at half-time in Liga MX.
Tigres UANL striker Brunetta extended Liga MX's lead in the 68th minute, while Monterrey winger Mesa, who came on as a substitute to start the second half, added another goal in the 69th minute to give the side the final advantage.
Inter Miami's Lionel Messi will miss MLS action after suffering a right ankle injury in Argentina's win over Colombia in the Copa America final.
Messi, who also missed two MLS games last week, is expected to miss Miami's home game against Puebla on Saturday as Inter begin defending the League Cup, a second-year tournament involving MLS and Liga MX clubs that begins Friday.
