The Argentinian Lionel Messi He returned with a goal on Saturday after being out for three weeks with injury, but the Inter Miami did not go beyond 2-2 at home against Colorado Rapids on the eighth day of MLS, four days before the return of the quarterfinals of Concacaf Champions League against Monterrey.
Messi He needed just twelve minutes to score in his return after recovering from a thigh muscle injury that kept him out of four games of the season. Inter Miamiwhere his team added only four points, and the concentration of the Argentine team.
The world champion equalized the initial goal from the Brazilian Rafael Navarro and he is also carioca Leonardo Afonso gave a 2-1 advantage to InterMiami, but little of Cole Bassett In ’88 he made the night bitter for the coach’s team Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino.
returned to the list Messi for the first time since last March 14, when he suffered a muscle overload in his thigh, but started the game on the bench with Luis Suarez and the spanish Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba.
Messi He came off the bench to warm up in the first half, drawing the crowd’s applause. Chase Stadiumbut for Inter Miami that was the only cause for joy in the first half.
Because despite attacking more and creating more dangers, the club Martin Campana was sidelined with a muscle injury in his right thigh in the 40th minute and, seconds later, he conceded the visiting team’s go-ahead goal.
Cabral He took a good dribble in the penalty area and fell. The referee did not hesitate to blow the maximum penalty and Navarrese it was changed to give an advantage to the Raids. His shot was the only one in the first half for the team Colorado.
The time has come Messi after the break and the Argentine’s impact was almost immediate. In ’57, he received help from Black and finished with his left foot from outside the area. The shot, deflected by a defender, surprised the goalkeeper and went into the back of the net after hitting the post.
It’s a psychological blow to Raidswho received a 2-1 score just two minutes later, the work of Afonso after finishing at the will of a low center placed by Ruiz.
Even without increasing the rhythm, Messi creates dangers every time he has the ball and scares the Raids in the 74th minute, when he took a direct free kick from 25 meters that narrowly missed.
Martin also gave way to Busquets already sunrise and the Inter Miami I enjoyed the three points, but in ’88 the Raids They got the equalizer thanks to Cole Bassettwhich exceeded the goal Drake Callender with a left-footed shot into the area.
It was a disappointment for Inter Miami, which ended in Alba and Weygandt reprimanded in added time, four days before the crucial visit of Monterrey in the ConcaChampions, where they must overcome a 1-2 first-leg defeat.
Data sheet:
2. InterMiami: Callender; Ruiz, Sailor, Allen, Negri; Gressel (Busquets, m.58), Avilés (Weygandt, m.55), Sunderland (Messi, m.46); Borgelin, Campana (Gómez, m.41), Leonardo Afonso (Alba, m.70).
2. Colorado Rapids: Steffen; Vines, Maxso, Bombito, Anderson; Bassett, Larraz (Stewart Baynes, d.74); Cabral (Yapi, m.64), Mihailovic, Fernández (Harris, m.64); Navarrese.
The objectives: 0-1, m.45: Navarro, penalty. 1-1, m.57: Messi. 2-1, m.59: Afonso. 2-2, m.87: Bassett.
Referee: Ted Unkel. He showed yellow cards to Negri (m.38), Weygandt (m.94), Alba (m.95), from Inter Miami, and Navarro (m.19) and Cabral (m.40), from Rapids.
Incidents: Match corresponding to the eighth day of MLS played at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale (USA) in front of almost 20,000 spectators.
Source: La Verdad
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