Con Lionel Messi at the head, Inter Miami He faced Thursday against Vancouver Whitecaps for the first leg of the Concachampions semifinals. The Argentine Astro team lost 2 to 0 and offered irregular performance during the match.
The result leaves the tie in a tense stage. Although the difference of two goals is not too much, it is not easy to trace. The result forces Inter Miami to win in the second leg for at least 3 goals, in case of not receiving any.
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The defense of the Canadian team limited Messi’s options in attack. (Photo: Imagn images/Simon Fearn)
A countercurrent match
In a thick first half, in which neither of the two clubs frequently reached the rival arch, Vancouver Whitecaps was better than Inter Miami. His performance brought prize. At 24, Brian White He scored the goal of the advantage.
During the second half, Inter Miami improved, managed to have a greater volume of play. But he stayed away from the rival arch. Although he finished 7 times, only 2 of those auctions were among the three sticks. Messi’s team had control of the ball during most of the match. However, he constantly crashed with the middle and low block of his rival.
-At minute 85, Sebastián Berhalter scored Vancouver Whitecaps’s second goal. At that time, Inter Miami had raised lines and was exposed to his rival. The second leg will be played on Wednesday, April 30, at 9 pm in Argentina.
Inter Miami formation to face Vancouver Whitecaps for Concachampions
Oscar Ustari; Marcelo Wiegandt, Maximiliano Falcón, Noah Allen, Jordi Alba; Sergio Busquets, Fernando Redondo, Tadeo Allende, Tellasco Segovia; Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.
Inter Miami confirmed formation to face Vancouver Whitecaps for Concachampions. (Photo: @intermiamicf)
The end of a positive streak
The team led by Javier Mascherano came from a Key comeback in front of LAFC (3-1)in which he showed a solid defense, patience in the game and a lot of hierarchy. Before that, he left Sporting Kansas City on the way and Cavalier de Jamaica, accumulating four wire victories, eight goals in favor and just two against.
Messi celebrates with his partners of Inter Miami (Photo: @intermiamicf).
Messi, who already has five goals in this edition of the tournament, lit the alarms after Mascherano himself referred to a possible discomfort after the last MLS match against Columbus Crew. However, he startedlike Luis Suárez. Inter Miami party against Vancouver Whitecaps for the first leg of the Concachampions semifinals was transmitted by ESPN 2 and the platform Disney+ Premium.
