Without Lionel Messi neither Luis Suarezboth affected their national teams to face the Copa América, Inter Miami achieved an important victory on his visit to Philadelphia Union and took the three points thanks to a 2-1 achieved in the fourth minute of injury time.
Once again, the group that directs the Tata Martino managed to turn the score around. After 4 minutes, the Dane Mikael Uhre opened the account for the premises. However, the Herons achieved equality at 47′ thanks to the German Julian Gressel.
In the complement, the Florida team suffered two expulsions: at 67′ David Ruiz He saw the red card and at 83′, the Argentine Tomas Aviles followed in his footsteps. When the game seemed to be tied, the Brazilian appeared Leonardo Afonso to give Inter the victory in 94′.
Until this day, Inter Miami had only lost one match in the last 12 played in the local tournament (7 wins and 4 draws) and it took place at the end of May, in a 3-1 loss against Atlanta United in Fort Lauderdale. Beyond the result and its position in the table, it maintains a very considerable advantage with the franchises that are fighting for classification at Playoffs and, it seems, he will have no problems entering the next phase and fighting for the title. The pinks were at the top of the Eastern Conference with 38 points.
It only accessed this instance once in its short history. In the 2022 season, they finished in sixth place in their conference with 48 points and They were eliminated in the first round against New York City. Currently, the current champion is Columbus Crewwho won in the definition Los Angeles FC.
In the run-up to the commitment, Gerardo Martino had referred to the current situation Leonardo Campanawhich is the team’s main offensive card until the returns of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarezaffected to Argentina and Uruguay for the Copa América: “I spoke with him about his situation. It also seems a little unfair to me that we have to burden him with the burden of having to do everything possible in the game when he gets his chance to prove, And the truth is no. It is also true that when it is time to play in this circumstance There are many absences in the team, and then the team is also resentful. He has to play naturally the way he does. When he gets a few minutes, he takes advantage of it. When he has the whole game, he will try to take advantage of it and be good for the team, but without that need to seem like you are risking your future”.
On the other hand, the Tata had referred to a phrase from Messi in an interview with ESPN in reference to the fact that Inter Miami could be the last club of his career: “He gave it as a probable last team. There is always the possibility that not. When one talks about this type of players, who have marked an entire era in the history of football, and we begin to see that the end is approaching, we tend to think for them and extend their career. In short, both Leo and his family are preparing for when the end comes, which comes to everyone. We have the desire for him to play forever. The way he does it could prolong his career much longer than other footballers. But sooner or later the end comes and all he does is express it”.
The forced withdrawals of their emblems are not a minor problem for the team. Messi and Suárez have 24 goals between them (12 each) of the 42 goals scored in the MLS until their departures for the national teams. In addition, the world champion has 13 assists, being the leader of the record, according to the statistics provided by the competition on its website.
To reach the definition of the America Cup, Leo and the Gunslinger A minimum of four more games will be lost because Inter Miami will face Columbus Crew in Florida this Wednesday, on Saturday, June 29, they will face Nashville, on Wednesday, July 3, they will visit Charlotte FC and on Saturday, June 6, they will go against Cincinnati as a visitor.
The Herons They will have to face two more games against Toronto (7/17) and Chicago Fire (7/20) before focusing on what will be the defense of the crown obtained in the last edition of the Leagues Cup. The current champions will debut on Saturday the 27th against Puebla de México for the first day of the East Group 3 and on Saturday, August 3, they will close the zone against Tigres de México. Both matches will begin at 9 p.m. (Argentine time).
