History calls Inter Miami, Palmeiras "eliminates" Al-Ahly at Club World Cup

The highlight of Group A between Inter Miami and Palmeiras ended in a dramatic 2-2 draw at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Despite missing out on a win in the final minutes, Inter Miami still achieved their goal of advancing from the group stage and reaching the knockout stages of the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time in their history.

Lịch sử gọi Inter Miami, Palmeiras — Messi continues to dominate Inter Miami's play

Coach Javier Mascherano continued to put his faith in the veteran trio of Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez and Sergio Busquets in the starting lineup. It was Suárez who continued to leave his mark with a goal and an assist.

In the 16th minute, taking advantage of a counter-attack from the home field, Suarez headed a beautiful pass for Tadeo Allende to run through almost half the field before finishing coolly, opening the score for Inter Miami. In the second half, Suárez directly scored when he dribbled the ball strongly and then finished diagonally, doubling the gap in the 65th minute.

Leading by two goals and dominating the first half, Inter Miami suddenly lost control of the game when Palmeiras pushed up their attack in the final minutes. In the 80th minute, Paulinho took advantage of a quick combination to reduce the score to 1-2. Just seven minutes later, Inter Miami's defense made a mistake, allowing Mauricio to rush in and level the score at 2-2 for Palmeiras.

Having equalized in a game that had been in control, Inter Miami had to accept a share of the points, giving the top spot to the Brazilian representative due to an inferior goal difference. Despite losing the home win, Inter Miami still set a memorable milestone: For the first time, they qualified for the knockout stage of the FIFA Club World Cup, becoming the first club from MLS to do so. Their opponent on June 29 will be PSG - the team that just won the UEFA Champions League.

For their part, Palmeiras also affirmed their position as one of the strongest teams in South America when maintaining 2 unbeaten records to top Group A. They will face compatriots Botafogo in an "internal Brazilian" match in the next round on June 28.

The 2-2 draw between Inter Miami and Palmeiras was a memorable performance from the "veterans" currently wearing the MLS shirt. Although the result was somewhat regrettable, the fighting spirit, organization and cohesion that Inter Miami showed showed that they could be an interesting "unknown" in this year's tournament.

Inter Miami and Palmeiras shared the points, contributing to making the eight-goal clash between Al-Ahly and Porto meaningless. Wessam Abou Ali scored a hat-trick for Al-Ahly but his team still could not beat Porto. Substitute Pepe (not the 42-year-old veteran Pepe) scored the equalizer for Porto in the 89th minute to make it 4-4 and both teams went home after the group stage.

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