CNN Indonesia
Sunday, 08 Oct 2023 13:50 IWST
Lionel Messi will be unemployed until February after Inter Miami failed to make the playoffs. (USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con/Sam Navarro)
Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
Inter Miami It is certain that they failed to qualify for the Major League Soccer (MLS) playoffs this season after narrowly losing 0-1 to the leaders of the eastern region, Cincinnati, at the DRV PNK Stadium, Sunday (8/10) morning WIB.
Competing in front of the public alone wasn’t enough to help Miami win over Cincinnati. Wingback Alvaro Barreal’s goal in that match dashed Miami’s playoff hopes.
The presence of Lionel Messi as a substitute in the second half after being absent for four matches was also unable to boost the hosts’ performance.
This defeat means that Miami is now seven points away from DC United, which occupies ninth place in the Eastern Conference standings.
With two matches remaining, The Herons, nicknamed Miami, will certainly not be able to reach ninth place in the standings, which is the final deadline for entering the MLS playoffs.
Without appearing in the MLS playoffs, Lionel Messi will be ‘unemployed’ at least until the end of February 2024, quoted from a senior journalist’s tweet Fabrizio Romano.
Inter Miami’s failure to reach the MLS playoffs will also fuel rumors of Lionel Messi’s return to his old club, Barcelona, in the transfer window next January.
Messi reportedly wants to go on loan to Barcelona because he will no longer have matches for the next few months.
Previously quoted by ESPN, Inter Miami owner Jorge Mas indicated that he would not prevent Messi from returning to Barcelona.
(sry/has)
2023-10-08 06:50:27
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