For a new date of the regular season of the MLS, Inter Miami equalized before New York City FC by 1 to 1 as a visitor. Lionel Messi He started and played the 90 minutes. Although in general terms it did not have a good performance. As an extra fact, also playing from the start Tomás Avilés and Federico Redondo.
Analyzing the match, the first half was highly contested. Both teams had chances and approaches. Although the story came at halftime without goals. In the second half, Inter managed to open the scoring thanks to a brilliant collective play.
Messi faced from the middle and opened the ball to Jordi Alba, who assisted Leo Campana. It seemed that Tata Martino’s team would take the victory. But just in the last action of the commitment James Sands He achieved a header tie.
After today’s tie, Inter Miami’s next match will take place on Saturday the 28th. For a new date of the contest, the Florida team will face Charlotte FC starting at 8:30 p.m. as a home team. While on Wednesday, October 2, faces will be seen with Columbus from 8:45 p.m. as a visitor.
The standings
Inter Miami has two competitions left to play this year. The Supporters’ Shield and the MLS Cup. The first corresponds to the regular season where, as is traditionally the case, the team with the most points will win.
Currently Inter Miami is the leader of the Eastern conference with 64 points through 19 wins, 7 draws and only 4 losses. There are four dates left to play. Their second team is LA Galaxy and Cincinnati FC, both with 55 points and one game less. Therefore, the Florida team is the clear candidate to win the Shield.
While the MLS Cup corresponds in a few words to the NBA-style Playoffs, where Miami has already secured its classification. It is worth adding that if Inter wins the Shield they will have home advantage. Therefore, it is very important that the Tata Martino team continues to add victories.