The Eastern Conference leader tied 1-1 with the North Carolina squad at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale.
Inter Miami failed to extend its lead at the top of the Eastern Conference but rescued a 1-1 draw against Charlotte FC at Chase Stadium with a new great goal by Lionel Messi in Major League Soccer (MLS).
The Herons dominated the actions but were ineffective in Saturday night’s match against the North Carolina squad, which in one of its few risky chances managed to take the lead on the scoreboard, thanks to the timely deflection by Karol Swiderski that managed to defeat Drake Callendar; a bit that the player and fans of the Crown celebrated with the topo gigio.
Was it homage or mockery? It doesn’t matter because the star’s reaction was immediate. As a result of a pass from Marcelo Weigandt, Messi took possession of the ball at the gate of the area and hit a strong low left foot shot that restored the tie in what would be the partial and eventually final 1-1 in Florida. The 15th in the current MLS season and reaches 28 since his arrival at the institution in 2023, increasingly closer to becoming its all-time top scorer.
With this result, Inter Miami remains in first place in the Eastern Conference with 65 points, eight away from the mark of its new runner-up Columbus Crew, which surpassed FC Cincinnati with 57 points. On Charlotte FC’s side, with the tie they remain in seventh place with 42 points, comfortable in the last direct qualification spot for the imminent playoffs.
22:27
The match between Inter Miami and Charlotte FC ends
Inter Miami and Charlotte FC tied 1-1 with goals from Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini and Karol Swiderski.
22:17
47′ 2T: Change in Inter Miami
Tomás Avilés leaves, Benjamin Cremaschi enters.
22:17
47′ 2T: Change in Inter Miami
Yannick Bright leaves, David Ruiz-Ochoa enters.
22:17
47′ 2T: Change in Inter Miami
Diego Gómez leaves, Ian Fray enters.
22:13
43′ 2T: Corner for Inter Miami
The ball went into the corner! He will have to replace from the Inter Miami corner. The person in charge of throwing it is Matías Rojas.
22:09
39′ 2T: Corner for Inter Miami
The ball went into the corner! He will have to replace from the Inter Miami corner. The person in charge of throwing it is Lionel Messi.
22:08
38′ 2T: Change in Charlotte FC
Sale Ocimar de Almeida Júnior, enter Djibril Diani.
22:07
37′ 2T: Change in Charlotte FC
Liel Abada leaves, Jamie Paterson enters.
22:07
37′ 2T: Change in Charlotte FC
Brandt Bronico goes up, Iuri Tavares comes in.
22:06
36′ 2T: Change in Inter Miami
Federico Redondo goes up, Leonardo Campana comes in.
22:06
36′ 2T: Yellow card for Tomás Avilés
The referee shows a yellow card for Tomás Avilés. Inter Miami has 4 players cautioned.
21:58
28′ 2T: Yellow card for Adilson Malanda
The referee shows a yellow card for Adilson Malanda. Charlotte FC has a player booked.
21:57
27′ 2T: Yellow card for Yannick Bright
The referee shows a yellow card for Yannick Bright. Inter Miami has 3 players cautioned.
21:55
25′ 2T: Yellow card for Marcelo Weigandt
The referee shows a yellow card for Marcelo Weigandt. Inter Miami has 2 players cautioned.
21:54
24′ 2T: Change in Charlotte FC
Sale Karol Swiderski, enter Patrick Agyemang.
21:54
24′ 2T: Change in Charlotte FC
Pep Biel leaves, Kerwin Vargas enters.
21:51
21′ 2T: Gol de Inter Miami
Lionel Messi puts Inter Miami 1-1 against Charlotte FC.
MESSI. BANGER. ???? pic.twitter.com/84VIwmBOF3
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) September 29, 2024
21:51
21′ 2T: Corner for Inter Miami
The ball went into the corner! He will have to replace from the Inter Miami corner. The person in charge of throwing it is Lionel Messi.
21:44
14′ 2T: Change in Inter Miami
Julian Gressel leaves, Matías Rojas enters.
21:41
11′ 2T: Gol de Charlotte FC
Karol Swiderski pone a Charlotte FC 1 a 0 frente a Inter Miami.
Intentional or not? ????
Karol Swiderski flicks it in to put @CharlotteFC on top of Inter Miami. pic.twitter.com/xLeU83DKdm
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) September 29, 2024
21:39
9′ 2T: Corner for Inter Miami
The ball went into the corner! He will have to replace from the Inter Miami corner. The person in charge of throwing it is Lionel Messi.
21:30
The second half began between Inter Miami and Charlotte FC
Inter Miami and Charlotte FC tied 0-0.
21:15
The first half between Inter Miami and Charlotte FC ends
Inter Miami and Charlotte FC tied 0-0.
20:54
24′ 1T: Corner for Charlotte FC
The ball went into the corner! He will have to replace from the Charlotte FC corner. The person in charge of throwing it is Pep Biel.
20:43
13′ 1T: Corner for Charlotte FC
The ball went into the corner! He will have to replace from the Charlotte FC corner. The person in charge of throwing it is Pep Biel.
20:33
3′ 1T: Yellow card for Diego Gómez
The referee shows a yellow card for Diego Gómez. Inter Miami has a player cautioned.
20:33
3′ 1T: Yellow card for Diego Gómez
The referee shows a yellow card for Diego Gómez. Inter Miami has a player cautioned.
20:30
The match between Inter Miami and Charlotte FC began
They are already playing at Chase Stadium for week 28 of MLS in the United States.
20:30
The captains of Inter Miami and Charlotte FC for the match for the United States – MLS
During today’s match for the United States – MLS, in Inter Miami the team captain will be Lionel Messi while in Charlotte FC it will be Ashley Westwood.
20:30
Inter Miami formation confirmed
Holders
- (1) Drake Callender
- (57) Marcelo Weigandt
- (6) Tomás Avilés
- (5) Sergio Busquets
- (18) Jordi Alba
- (24) Julian Gressel
- (42) Yannick Bright
- (55) Federico Redondo
- (10) Lionel Messi
- (9) Luis Suarez
- (20) Diego Gomez
Substitutes
- (19) Oscar Ustari
- (17) Ian Fray
- (27) Sergii Kryvtsov
- (33) Franco Negri
- (7) Matías Rojas
- (16) Robert Taylor
- (30) Benjamin Cremaschi
- (41) David Ruiz-Ochoa
- (8) Leonardo Campana
Coach: Gerardo Martino
20:30
Charlotte FC lineup confirmed
Holders
- (1) Christian Kahlina
- (14) Nathan Byrne
- (29) Adilson Follows
- (34) Andrew Privett
- (3) Tim Ream
- (30) Junior Bear
- (8) Ashley Westwood
- (13) Brandt Bronico
- (10) Pep Biel
- (9) Karol Swiderski
- (11) Liel Abada
Substitutes
- (26) Chituru Odunze
- (6) Bill Toiloma
- (21) Jere Uronen
- (24) Jaylin Lindsey
- (7) Jamie Paterson
- (28) Djibril Diani
- (18) Kerwin Vargas
- (33) Patrick Agyemang
- (38) Iuri Tavares
Coach: Dean Smith
20:02
Inter Miami vs. Charlotte FC, for the MLS: where to watch live and match data
- Time: 20.30
- TV: MLS Season Pass en Apple TV
- Estadio: Chase Stadium.
19:10
In which stadium will Inter Miami vs. Charlotte F.C.
Inter Miami vs. Charlotte FC will play the match at Chase Stadium, where Inter Miami will play at home.
18:50
Referee for Inter Miami vs. Charlotte F.C.
For the match between Inter Miami vs. Charlotte FC the referee will be Ramy Touchan
18:30
Time for Inter Miami vs. Charlotte F.C.
Time: 8:30 pm.
