Inter Miami It is experiencing the best moment in its short history, which began with its founding on January 29, 2018 by the investment group led by David Beckham and the brothers Jorge and José Mas. A Fort Lauderdale team that has never made it past the first round of the tournament Playoffs Follower Major League Soccer(MLS), won against its guest with a score of 5-1 New York City Football club. For the Eastern Conference Final and He will play for the MLS Cup, the title of American soccer champion. They will face either San Diego FC or Vancouver Whitecaps, the Western Conference finalists, next Saturday.
It is clear that the recent record of success of Inter Miami, last season’s winners of the Supporters’ Shield – the trophy that rewards the best team in the regular season – is largely due to the influence of Lionel Messi. He is the club’s all-time top scorer with 77 goals in 86 matches and adds 35 in 32 PJ of this MLS. However, the Argentine star did not perform at his best level. And he was the one who shone Tadeo Allende, the figure of the field With two goals in the first half and hat trick To seal the final result.
First, the former Godoy Cruz quickly escaped to receive a long pass from him Sergio BusquetsHe won the one-on-one duel against Brazilian Raul Gustavo, and as soon as he entered the penalty area, he scored a powerful goal at the near post in the 13th minute of the match. Then, in the 22nd minute, he headed home a cross Jordi Alba He shouted 2-0. Both Busquets and Alba, Messi’s companions in his thousand adventures in Barcelona and Miami and who announced their retirement at the end of the season, will have another match in their glorious career. It will be for a new title.
The ones he drives Javier Mascherano, Although New York initially wanted to enforce conditions and play the game close to the goal Rocco Rios Novo. The visit became desperate. Maximiliano Morales, The former world champion and under-20 champion with the Argentine national team in 2007 elbowed Maximiliano Falcone, raising the temperature at Chase Stadium. Messi reacted and threw first “foolish” Like the Dutchman Wout Weghorst in Qatar 2022, then he doubled down and said to him in two versions: “Why don’t you go to your mother’s house?” They had to separate them. He immediately alerted the judge Marcelo Weygandt. Rodrigo De Paul went to ask for a yellow card for Moralez.
However, the party that seemed under control soon spiraled out of control. A precise free-kick from Morales, who also played for Velez and was a champion (Clausura 2009 and 2011), found a header. Justin Hack Author of the opponent in the final phase of the first half. It was a new example of the defensive weakness Inter suffers from every time they attack. Goalkeeper Reus Novos did not make a good tackle yet and had to look for the ball into the net.
In sequel the field was distributed. Quickly after the starting whistle it was his hat trick Allende headed home on the edge of the six-yard box, but he finished strongly and the ball went wide. Then the visitor responded with crosses into the area and shot through them Julian Fernandez, Another former Velez, who forced Ríos Novo into a great first save. A state of uncertainty remained in the stands, where traditional songs are usually heard in Argentine football stadiums, until Messi took a long time inside the penalty area and reached the goal. He recorded 405 assists To serve the goal Matteo Silvetti, Another one of the many Argentines on the pitch, who looked strong and versatile.
Mascherano, who had previously said his team should play the match like a final, shouted loudly. He knew how complicated the encounter was and felt at that moment that the most difficult thing had already been done. From Silvetti’s goal that ended the match, the best dressed in pink were seen. Still not at his brightest, Messi began to handle the ball and wear down his opponents, who made an effort and were still two goals down. There was still more to go.
In the 38th minute of the second half, 36-year-old Jordi Alba ran as if he were still a child, arriving into the penalty area and excelling with a brilliant back-heel pass for Venezuelan Telasco Segovia, who had the score at 4-1. In the last play of the match, Allende sprinted after a pass into space from Yannick Praet and beat the goalkeeper to scream now hat trick. The score was 5-1 and the end. Referee John Fremon resorted to logic, pointed to the center circle and blew his whistle at the end of the 45th minute. There were celebrations in the middle of the field.
Although the final conference did not award a title, an awards ceremony was held with a presentation A symbolic award presented to Messi by Carlos Alcaraz, the world number one ranked ATP player. There, in Fort Lauderdale, the final will be next Saturday. It will be the last match in the careers of Busquets and Alba, two legends of Spanish football. This will be an opportunity for Mascherano to win his first title as a coach and lift an important weight. It will also be an opportunity for Messi to win his 46th title. In case he was missing something.