Messi continues to be absent, Inter Miami loses away

Against a direct competitor for a playoff spot, Chicago Fire, Inter Miami had to win. However, Messi's continued absence caused many difficulties for Miami's attack and they lost heavily on the away field.

After the opening whistle, the home team dominated Inter Miami's attack despite having less possession than Messi's team. In the first 45 minutes, Xherdan Shaqiri had the most dangerous shot, hitting the post after defeating the Inter Miami goalkeeper in the 38th minute.

Shaqiri's goal completes his double (Clip: MLS)

Entering the second half, Inter Miami conceded an early goal in the 49th minute. Conceding a goal, the away team pushed up their attack. In the 53rd minute, Inter Miami equalized 1-1 thanks to Josef Martinez from the 11m mark after a Chicago Fire player let the ball touch his hand in the penalty area.

Beckham's team attacked the home team's goal in droves but unfortunately missed when Martinez opened up opportunities for two young players Facundo Farias and Benjamin Cremaschi.

Inter Miami widens gap to play-off spot

With better ball control for almost the entire match, Inter Miami's attack was deadlocked with only 2 shots on target after 10 attempts.

Ineffective in attack, Messi's team had to receive 2 consecutive goals in the 63rd and 65th minutes with a double from Maren Haile-Selassie. Before the end of the match, Shaqiri completed his double to seal the score 4-1.

This defeat caused Inter Miami to widen the gap with 9th place Montreal Club (play-off) to 5 points and continue to stand second to last with 33 points after 31 matches.

Inter Miami now has only 3 matches left in MLS. In which, the match against top team Cincinnati in the next round (morning of October 8) and 2 home and away matches against Charlotte.

Quoc An

Source: https://nld.com.vn/the-thao/messi-tiep-tuc-vang-mat-inter-miami-phoi-ao-tren-san-khach-20231005095200422.htm