Just 58 seconds into the second half of the Champions Cup last 16 clash at Nashville and Inter Miami were in trouble. Canada winger Jacob Shaffelburg, who had put the home side in front after just four minutes, picked up the ball on the edge of the area, took a couple of touches before blasting a thunderous strike into the top corner.
Miami players, resplendent in their fluorescent pink shirts, looked stunned. Nashville twice threatened to make it 3-0 and inflict a damaging first-leg deficit.
But in a time of crisis, it helps that you can rely on three of the most successful and experienced footballers of the modern era.
Sergio Busquets (now 35), Luis Suarez (37) and Lionel Messi (36) – coming to your rescue. Within six minutes, the tide had changed; Suarez, Uruguay’s all-time top scorer, passed the ball to Messi, Argentina’s all-time top scorer, and the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner curled the ball beyond the reach of Nashville goalkeeper Joe Willis.