04/28/2024 8:19 p.m.
During the week, Caleb Porter devised a plan to prevent his team, the New England Revolution, from being damaged by the destructive power of Lionel Messi. And he recognized it before the game. “You know you don’t stop him, but you can limit his touches in key areas. When he’s around the box he’s lethal, unstoppable. So we have to do it by zone. He floats everywhere, so we have to get around him. Turn it into a game in which he is not where he wants to be,” he warned. However, the strategy did not work for him. Inter Miami won 4-1 with two goals and an assist from the Argentine number 10.
Surrendered by the evidence of running into Messi, the coach of the Massachusetts franchise praised him after the game, played on Saturday night. “Messi is the best player in the world at finding spaces, cracks, in the rival team”Porter said.
Messi, key to Inter Miami’s victory.
His team led 1-0 with an early goal from Argentine Tomás Chancalay, but as the minutes passed, Inter Miami took control of the ball and scoring chances began to appear. At 32 minutes of play, Leo made it 1-1. And already in the second half, at 22 minutes, he increased the personal score to turn the result around. “Messi didn’t have many touches at the beginning of the game. But that’s how he is, he lulls you to sleep. We felt pretty good defensively at the beginning of the game but you know… It’s Messi. He found two goals and showed us details in those moments,” he pointed out.
Porter could do nothing to prevent Messi’s great performance.
The video of Inter Miami’s 4-1:
The Argentine Benjamín Cremaschi scored 3-1 and then, with an assist from Messi, Luis Suárez established the final 4-1 that left Inter Miami as the leader of the MLS Eastern Conference. New England, meanwhile, closes the table in last place. No Revolution. The revolution, on Saturday, was made by Leo.
