Miami., With an extraordinary goal from Lionel Messi, Inter Miami settled for a 1-1 draw in their stadium against Charlotte FC in Saturday’s North American League (MLS) matchday.
The Argentine star scored in the 67th minute with a left-footed shot from outside the area that equaled the goal from Poland’s Karol Swiderski on a Charlotte counterattack in the 57th minute.
Messi, 37, thus reached 15 goals in 16 games played this campaign, six goals away from the top scorer in the MLS, the Belgian Christian Benteke (DC United), who has played 27 games.
In a highly physically demanding duel, the Albiceleste captain unusually wasted several clear scoring chances against Croatian goalkeeper Kristijan Kahlina, who ended up being the figure of the night at the Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale (outside of Miami).
With Inter focused on the rival area, Uruguayan striker Luis Suárez missed the last opportunity in the 90+11 minute by shooting high in the small area.
The locals’ coach, Gerardo Martino, made numerous offensive changes to gain three valuable points for the fight for the Supporters’ Shield trophy, which is awarded to the best team in the regular phase.
Inter leads that classification with 65 points followed by the Columbus Crew, which has 57 with one game less. Both teams will face each other on Wednesday at the Columbus court, which this Saturday tied 2-2 with DC United with a goal from its leader, the Colombian Juan Camilo ‘Cucho’ Hernández.
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– 2024-10-07 03:50:57
