Without the injured Leo Messi For the third game in a row, the Inter Miami This Saturday he saved a point ‘in extremis’ at home against New York City (1-1) but the passage to the ‘playoff’ of MLS with just four games to go in the campaign.
Uruguayan Santiago Rodríguez scored a magnificent goal in the 77th minute for the New Yorkers, but a header in the 95th minute by Argentine Tomás Avilés saved a point for the Florida team against a direct rival to get into the playoffs. In the last breath of stoppage time in the second half, Inter Miami came close to achieving an epic comeback but Honduran David Ruíz crashed the ball against the crossbar.
Counting this and the US Open Cup final they lost against Houston Dynamo, Inter Miami has two losses, two draws and one victory in its last five games. Messi, who has muscle problems, and Jordi Alba, also injured and out of the last three games, watched the tie for those in pink from the stands.
The team coached by Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino is thirteenth in the Eastern Conference and has 33 points after 30 games while Montreal, which is ninth (the last place that gives access to the playoffs), has 37 points after 31 game. DC United, eleventh in the East with 36 points after 31 games, will play tonight against the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Inter Miami will play next Wednesday in Chicago against the Fire, another playoff contender. On Saturday they host Cincinnati, who won the MLS Supporters’ Shield this Saturday (the award for the best MLS team in the regular season) but don’t play anything the rest of the season until the playoffs , and will close the campaign with a double duel against Charlotte, another team in the fight for the playoffs.
One hour delay due to hurricane in South Florida
An hour late due to a hurricane in South Florida, Inter Miami faced a New York City team that is currently eighth in the East with 38 points from 32 games.
The first half was for the visitors, who did not go to the locker room with an advantage due to the lack of goals of Algerian striker Monsef Bakrar. Weak in position and having a lot of problems getting the ball, Inter Miami reflected at half-time, sheltered in the poise in the middle of Sergio Busquets and improved in the second half.
However, in the 77th minute, Rodríguez got the ball on the edge of the area, leaned to the right despite the pursuit of two local defenders and, almost without an angle, took a missile from his hat that went in at the near post of purpose. goal by Drake Callender.
Inter Miami did not give up, they equalized in stoppage time thanks to Avilés and came within inches of a stunning victory with Ruíz’s shot hitting the crossbar.
Source: La Verdad
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