The Argentinian Lionel Messi This Saturday he increased his scoring streak to MLS and led a ‘double’ and an assist to Uruguayan Luis Suárez in the 4-1 defeat of leader Inter Miami at the New England Revolution field.
Messi scored his second straight double, his third of the season, and surpassed Colombian Cristian ‘Chicho’ Arango as the top scorer in MLS at the start of the season. The Argentine has eleven this campaign, as nine in MLS he adds two in the Concacaf Champions League. Luis Suárez, who started as a substitute, sealed the victory with a 4-1 victory after Benjamín Cremaschi scored the third goal. Argentine Tomás Chancalay is excited about New England, under the East.
Inter Miami leads both conferences with 21 points in eleven games. More than 65,000 spectators came to Gillette Stadium despite the Revolution coming in as the bottom, driven by the visit of Leo Messi.
And, as was the case last week in the match won against Nashville, the match could not have started worse for Inter Miami. Nicolás Freire failed in the ball release phase and gave the ball to Revolution. He lost his mark to Chancalay, who received a long pass and beat Drake Callender with a great shot.
Less than 40 seconds had passed and the Revolution had managed to make the score 1-0. However, the reaction of Inter Miami, where Suárez started as a substitute and the Ecuadorian Leonardo Campana was a starter, brought Messi’s name. The Argentine received a through ball from Sergio Busquets, controlled the ball in the area and scored with his left foot to celebrate his sixth consecutive MLS goal.
In the second half ‘Tata’ Martino allowed Luis Suárez and Inter Miami completed the comeback in the 68th minute, when Sergio Busquets found a good passing line for Messi, who again beat the rival goalkeeper in want to go up 2 -1 in the score. Ahead of Inter Miami, Martino also made his debut for Paraguayan Matías Rojas, a former Racing Club and Corinthians player, who was included on the final day of the MLS transfer market.
The Revolution lost Nacho Gil in the final minutes due to a physical problem and Inter Miami ended up scoring goals from Benjamín Cremaschi, who finished inside the area after the goal rebounded from a shot by Messi and Suárez. El Pistolero took advantage of a comfortable assist from Messi and crossed the shot with his right foot to celebrate his seventh MLS goal.
DATA SHEET
1 – New England Revolution: Ravas; Farrell (Spaulding, m.72), Arreaga, Kessler, Lima; Kaye (Borrero, m.80), Polster (Harkes, m.62), Carles Gil, Gil, Boateng (Vrioni, m.73); Chancalay
4 – InterMiami: Callender; Weygandt, Avilés, Freire, Negri; Gressel (Cremaschi, m.75), Busquets, Ruiz; Taylor (Rojas, m.75), Campana (Suárez, m.73), Messi
The objectives: 1-0, Chancalay (m. 2); 1-1, Messi (m. 32); 1-2, Messi (m. 68); 1-3, Cremaschi (d. 83); 1-4, Luis Suárez (m. 88)
Referee: Rubiel Vázquez (USA). There are no warnings
Happenings: Match corresponding to the eleventh day of MLS played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough (USA) before almost 65,000 spectators
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Source: La Verdad
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