O Inter Miami remains undefeated in the 2024 MLS season. This Sunday (25), the team visited LA Galaxy and drew 1-1, with Lionel Messi saving the team in the 46th minute of the second half.
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Even with a lackluster performance, just like Luis Suarez, the number 10 needed just one move to show what puts him above the rest of the league. In his typical play with Jordi Alba, Messi played with the left-back and hit the left wing, high up, with no chance for the goalkeeper to equalize a game in which the visitors were dominated from start to finish.
Still in the first half, the Galaxy had a great chance to open the scoring, but Callender saved the penalty taken by Riqui Puig. Despite the missed penalty, the formerBarcelona It was one of the highlights of the match. From the beginning, he was responsible for putting pressure on Sergio Busquets in all of Inter Miami’s ball plays and created the home team’s best opportunities.
In one of them, in the second half, the Galaxy’s number 10 dropped a bomb from afar, Callender passed it into the middle of the area and Delgado served Joveljic, who opened the scoring for the home team.
Delgado, however, would become the villain of Los Angeles. In the 43rd minute of the second half, he tackled Busquets from behind, received a second yellow card and was sent off. With one more, Inter Miami revived the game and reached the saving draw at Messi’s feet.
The game also marked the debut of Gabriel Pec, ex-Vasco, for the Galaxy. The biggest signing in the club’s history, the midfielder came on in the second half and gave Alba some heat on the right of the home team’s attack.
Inter Miami’s next games
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Orlando City (C) – Saturday, 03/02 – 6:30 pm (Brasília time) – MLS
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TBD (F) – Thursday, 03/07, 11pm (Brasília time) – Concachampions round of 16
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Montreal (C) – Sunday, 10/03, 7pm (Brasília time) – MLS