By Gura Garcia
Jun 16, 2024, 08:33 AM EDT
Neither Lionel Messi nor ‘El Pistolero’ Luis Suárez were part of the game in their club’s most recent victory Inter Miami in Major League Soccer, against Philadelphia Union, a duel that ended with a score of 2 goals to 1 in favor of ‘Las Garzas’ from Florida. It must be remembered that both Messi and Suárez are concentrated with their respective national teams ahead of the next Copa América that will take place in the United States.
Once again and as has been customary in much of the current Major League Soccer season, the team led by Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino, was able to turn the score around. At 4 minutes into the game, the Danish Mikael Uhre opened the account for the local team, but at 47 minutes into the game the equalizer came thanks to the German Julian Gressel.
Expulsions that complicated the situation
2 expulsions made the horizon of the match very complicated for the pink team, since at 67 minutes of play David Ruiz and at 83 the Argentine Tomás Avilés saw the red cards and had to abandon the match. When the match seemed to be tied, Brazilian Leonardo Alfonso appeared to put the match 2 goals to 1 in the 94th minute, sealing the victory for Inter Miami.
Inter Miami continues its good progress in the North American championship and only They have lost one game in the last 12 they have played, achieving a total of 7 wins and 4 draws in favor. The Florida team continues to lead the Eastern Conference with 38 points in its favor.
Miami must resolve without Messi and Suárez
Before the game against the Philadelphia Union, Gerardo Martino spoke about what is happening today of forward Leonardo Campana, who is the team’s main offensive card until the returns of Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez: “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 to prove himself in the game that he has the opportunity to do, and the truth is that he doesn’t. It is also true that when he has 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 make it seem like he is risking his future.”
Could Messi leave Inter Miami?
On the other hand, Tata Martino took the opportunity to talk about 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 want him to play forever. The way he does it he could prolong his career much longer than other footballers. But sooner or later the end comes and all he does is express it.”
If Argentina and Uruguay reach the final of the Copa América, this would mean that both Messi like Suárez, they will miss four more games at least because Inter Miami will be facing Columbus Crew in Florida this Wednesday, on Saturday, June 29, they will face Nashville, on Wednesday, July 3, they will head to the home of Charlotte FC and on Saturday, the 6th they will have to face Cincinnati as a visitor.
The Herons will have to face two more games against Toronto (7/17) and Chicago Fire (7/20) before to get ready to face a new edition of the Leagues Cup and defend the championship obtained last season. The current champions will debut on Saturday the 27th against Puebla de México for the first day of Group East 3 and on Saturday, August 3 they will close the zone against Tigres de México.
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