Inter Miami defeated Nashville SC 3-1 in the North American League (MLS) on Saturday night, with two goals from star Lionel Messi. Sergio Busquets also found the back of the net, scoring his first goal since arriving from Barcelona.
Nasvhille took the lead at the Chase Stadium, in Fort Lauderdale (neighbor to Miami), with an own goal from Argentine defender Franco Negri in the 2nd minute, but the home team turned it around before the break in two appearances by Messi.
The Argentine star scored Inter’s first goal in the 11th minute and assisted the second with a corner kick headed in by Spaniard Busquets (39′).
Messi secured the victory with a penalty converted in the final stretch (81′), with which he has seven goals and six assists in six games played.
The artillery is led by Colombian Cristian Arango with eight goals, two of them in Real Salt Lake’s 4-0 victory, also on Saturday, against the Chicago Fire.
Inter’s victory allows the team to remain top of the Eastern Conference with 18 points from ten games. The New York Red Bulls and FC Cincinnati were three points behind, with two and one game less than Miami, respectively.
3 points at home 💗🖤
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— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) April 21, 2024
The negative note for Inter was the ankle injury to the young Paraguayan national team, Diego Gómez.
Gómez, top scorer in the last South American pre-Olympic tournament, could join a long list of absences from the squad led by coach Gerardo Martino, which includes Spaniard Jordi Alba and Argentine Federico Redondo.
“We saw a sprained ankle, now we have to determine if it is common or if it is serious in relation to a bone problem,” said Martino, who celebrated the fact that his team continued to win despite the absences.
We are achieving “the objective of accumulating points now so that the second part of the year is not as demanding and dramatic as last year”, said the coach of Inter, a team that was left out of the last playoffs due to its poor campaign before arrival. of Messi in the middle of the season.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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