Messi’s Inter Miami regained control of the East

He Inter Miaminothing Lionel Messi due to injury, this Wednesday he regained the leadership of the East in MLS by easily defeating the toronto 3-1 and at the same time took advantage of Cincinnati’s loss, losing 0-1 against the Chicago Fire. Paraguayan Diego Gómez and Argentine Federico Redondo with a double scored the goals for Inter Miami, which now has 50 points compared to Cincinnati’s 48.

Inter Miami came to this match without Messi (injured in the Copa América and tonight on the stand), with Luis Suárez as a substitute (he finally played 30 minutes) and Sergio Busquets with a sanction for his dismissal in the embarrassing 6-1 they suffered. in his last game in Cincinnati.

For its part, Cincinnati has lost two in a row, both at home, since destroying Inter Miami: on Saturday it lost 1-3 against Charlotte and on Wednesday it also bowed after Brian Gutiérrez’s goal . Argentine Luciano Acosta, MLS MVP in 2023, did not play against the Chicago Fire due to a foot injury.

The beating of the day was signed by the Philadelphia Union 5-1 against the New England Revolution. The night was complete for the Philadelphia team because the American Cavan Sullivan, at 14 years and 293 days, became the youngest debutant in a major league in the United States (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, WNBA and NWSL). The previous record for precocity in MLS was held by Freddy Adu at 14 years and 306 days. Most major leagues in the US have age restrictions, but that is not the case in MLS and NWSL soccer.

For its part, Atlanta United, which took the lead with a goal in the first minute by Mexican Daniel Ríos, squandered a two-goal lead and ended up drawing 2-2 at home against New York City.

Two games, suspended due to bad weather, continued

Two matches had to be suspended due to bad weather and were later resumed. On the one hand, the Columbus Crew, with a goal from Colombian Juan Camilo ‘Cucho’ Hernández, tied 1-1 against Charlotte. Reigning champions of the MLS Cup, the Columbus Crew came off an impressive 1-5 victory over Los Angeles FC (LAFC) and now have 43 points in the East with two games behind Inter Miami.

Other weather-affected games ended 2-2: the New York Red Bulls struck first with a goal from Venezuelan Wiki Carmona and Montreal salvaged a point with a double from Venezuelan Josef Martínez. At the Minnesota United stadium, the home team led 2-1 in the final stretch but DC United made a brilliant comeback with goals in the 90th and 91st minutes to take the game 2-3.

In addition, Orlando City swept Nashville 0-3, with goals from Uruguayan César Araújo and Argentine Ramiro Enrique, and won four in a row.

In the West, the LA Galaxy, with a goal from the Spanish Riqui Puig and another from the Uruguayan Diego Fagúndez, beat the Colorado Rapids 3-2 and lead the conference. The California team benefited from the tie between its two rivals at the top of the West: Los Angeles FC (LAFC) and Real Salt Lake, which tied 1-1.

Uruguayan Cristian Olivera scored for LAFC and Colombian Brayan Vera scored for a Real Salt Lake that was also without Colombian Cristian Arango, the top scorer in MLS this season and serving a four-game ban. The Galaxy have 46 points but have two more games than LAFC (44 points) and one more than Real Salt Lake (also 44).

Finally, the Seattle Sounders defeated the St. Louis City 2-0, the Houston Dynamo beat the San Jose Earthquakes 0-1, Dallas beat Austin 3-1 in a Texas derby and the Vancouver Whitecaps won 2-1 at Sporting Kansas City.