Messi squanders a golden opportunity, Inter Miami chases a thrilling score

Inter Miami is in a crisis period, losing 4/5 recent matches. They are expected to make a breakthrough in the match against San Jose Earthquakes in round 13 of MLS. However, the Florida team has not been able to find a victory.

Inter Miami drew 3-3 with San Jose Earthquakes (Photo: MLS).

On the day Messi played poorly, missing two great chances, Inter Miami shared points with San Jose Earthquakes with a score of 3-3. This result pushed Inter Miami down to 5th place in the MLS Eastern standings with 22 points after 12 matches, 6 points behind the leader Cincinnati but having played 1 match less.

Entering this match, Inter Miami started the match with great confidence. In the 35th second, they broke through the San Jose Earthquakes net. After Alba's cross, Falcon headed the ball in, opening the score for the Florida team.

However, in the 3rd minute, Inter Miami were equalized. Goalkeeper Ustari made a serious mistake when he passed the ball straight to the opponent's feet. Arango easily put the ball into the opponent's net without anyone marking him.

In the 18th minute, Messi coordinated with Alba before finishing in a comfortable position in the penalty area. However, El Pulga's right-footed shot sent the ball just wide of the goal.

The two teams gave the audience an exciting match. In the 38th minute, San Jose Earthquakes took the lead 2-1. Leroux fired a powerful shot from outside the box. Goalkeeper Ustari touched the ball but could not successfully block it.

Messi missed two great chances to bring victory to Inter Miami (Photo: Getty).

In the 44th minute, Inter Miami equalized 2-2 after Allende tapped the ball in from close range. However, San Jose Earthquakes took the lead when Harkes scored a tricky shot in the 45+4 minute.

In the second half, both teams continued to attack strongly. In the 52nd minute, Inter Miami found the equalizer to make it 3-3. Allende completed his double with another close-range shot.

In the following minutes, both teams wasted their chances, so no more goals were scored. The most unfortunate situation was when Messi faced the San Jose Earthquakes goalkeeper at close range in the 90+2 minute. Unfortunately, El Pulga wasted his shot when his opponent blocked it.

The match ended in a 3-3 draw.

Eastern Conference standings in MLS (Photo: LS).

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