On Saturday night, Inter Miami fought hard against DC United and came away with a 2-2 draw.
For the first time in Major League Soccer history, two Academy products scored in the same game (both Benjamin Cremaschi and Noah Allen are homegrown players).
More than ever in a club’s MLS history, six academy graduates played a key role in the win.
Goalkeeper Drake Callender was in the starting XI, as were centre-backs Ian Fray, Sergii Kryvtsov and Noah Allen, who held the position along with David Ruiz and Dixon Arroyo and full-backs Benjamin Cremaschi and Robert Taylor; At the top were striker and captain Josef Martnez, Nicolás Stefanelli and Rodolfo Pizarro.
The club’s MLS NEXT Pro squad, on short-term loan, defender Israel Boatwright and midfielder Lawson Sunderland saw appearances off the bench for Inter Miami CF II.
Nine of the twenty players in the matchday squad – Allen, Edison Azcona, Boatwright, Shanyder Borgelin, Cremaschi, Fray, Harvey Neville, Ruiz and Sunderland – hail from the club’s youth academy.
Does Inter Miami have a shot at the MLS playoffs?
Inter Miami’s record of winless games is now at an all-time high. After Saturday’s draw with DC United, Inter Miami have now gone ten MLS games without a win to move into Sporting KC’s league series earlier this season. The Heron haven’t tasted a win since May 13.
Despite this, Inter Miami is yet to be eliminated from MLS’s post-season competition.
They still have a long way to go, especially considering the regular season officially ends on October 21st.
Does Inter Miami have a shot at silver this season?
If they fail to make the playoffs, former Barcelona trio of Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba will join a squad that has no stake in league standings and no incentive to win. The remaining league schedule for the DRV PNK Stadium team is 13 games but the US Open Cup is their best shot at lifting a trophy this year.
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2023-07-09 22:07:52
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