Messi and Inter Miami travel to Cincinnati with high confidence in round 23 of MLS. Before this match, the Argentine superstar held an unbelievable record of scoring a double in 5 consecutive matches in MLS.
Messi disappointed against Cincinnati (Photo: Getty).
However, Messi was a big disappointment against Cincinnati. He could not "fire", thereby ending the impressive record. Inter Miami suffered a heavy defeat. With this result, Inter Miami is still ranked 5th with 38 points after 20 matches, 8 points behind the leader Philadelphia Union and has played 3 fewer matches. The chance to win the top spot is still there for Inter Miami.
Cincinnati entered the match with great enthusiasm. In the second minute, Kei Kamara made a breakthrough, before firing a shot in the penalty area, forcing goalkeeper Ustari to fly to save Inter Miami.
However, it did not take long for the home team to penetrate Inter Miami's net. In the 16th minute, Gerardo Valenzuela finished neatly in the penalty area, giving goalkeeper Ustari no chance to block.
In the 25th minute, Inter Miami suffered a major blow when goalkeeper Ustari was forced off the field due to injury, making way for Rocco Rios Novo. It wasn't until the end of the first half that Messi had a dangerous opportunity when he shot with his left foot from outside the box but was blocked by the opposing goalkeeper.
In the second half, the game completely belonged to Cincinnati. In the 50th minute, after receiving a pass from his teammate, Evander skillfully controlled the ball and quickly finished past two Inter Miami players, raising the score to 2-0.
Messi's record of scoring doubles in five consecutive matches has ended (Photo: Getty).
In the 60th minute, Messi received the ball after being punched by the Cincinnati goalkeeper. The Argentine superstar launched a curling shot from about 30 meters away. The ball missed the goal by a hair.
In the 70th minute, Cincinnati extinguished all efforts of Inter Miami with a third goal. Evander continued to get on the scoreboard after a close-range rebound.
In the remaining minutes, Inter Miami could not even score a consolation goal and had to accept defeat with a score of 0-3.
Eastern Conference standings in MLS (Photo: FS).
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