With Lionel Messi in the starting eleven, Inter Miami This Saturday he let slip a victory that the New York City FC tied 1-1 in injury time due to the MLS.
Ecuadorian Leonardo Campana scored his seventh goal of the season in the 75th minute, but James Sand equalized in the 95th minute.
Messi, 37, did not have one of his best games, although he did participate in his team’s goal. “I’m only going to refer to the collective performance, I don’t have to make any individual references to my players,” said the Inter Miami coach. Gerardo Martinowhen asked about Messi’s performance.
The match was short on chances in the first half. New York City FC was consistent with high pressure on a small field where Inter Miami struggled to adjust to their style.
In the second half, the match was full of contact and resulted in a total of five yellow cards for the “Garzas.”
Campana entered the game in the 72nd minute and three minutes later scored Inter’s goal with a first-time shot from the edge of the six-yard box after a pass from Jordi Alba following a pass from captain Lionel Messi.
Campana, 24, has reached 31 goals and extends his lead as Inter Miami’s all-time scorer, while Messi has 27 and is third on the list, behind the already retired Gonzalo Higuaín with 29.
In the dying moments of the match, James Sands beat Argentinian Tomás Avilés to a corner kick and headed in the final 1-1.
Inter Miami closes a three-game week with five points after a win over Philadelphia Union and draws against Atlanta and NYCFC.
In the overall Zone A standings, the South Florida team has 64 points and a nine-point lead over FC Cincinnati and LA Galaxy.
Source: Ambito
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