With the return of Lionel Messi, Inter Miami equalized 2 to 2 against Colorado Rapidsas a local, in a match on the seventh date of the MLSplayed tonight and the chance to reach the lead slipped away.
Rafael Navarro Leal, from a penalty, gave Colorado the lead, while Lionel Messi and Leonardo Afonso turned the score around, but at the end Cole Bassett ruled the tie.
With this result, Inter Miami remains second in the Eastern Conference with 12 points, along with Cincinnati and Columbus Crew who still have one game less. While Colorado, in the Western Conference, is eighth with 9 points.
In an opaque first half, Inter Miami had a hard time finding ways to hurt and the public rebuked them with chants. At 43 minutes, due to a childish infraction by Ryan Sailor on Kevin Cabral, the judge awarded a penalty and Rafael Navarro advanced the visiting team.
With the entry of Messi in the complement, the game changed direction and after 12 minutes, the Argentine subtly opened his foot from outside the area and left the goalkeeper with no chance. Two minutes later, Leonardo Afonso made it 2 to 1.
In the end, the local team was going to suffer from counterattacks, until Cole Bassett was the author of the agonizing tie.
Source: Ambito
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