2023-08-31 02:46:04
After an incredible start to his career since joining Inter Miami, Lionel Messi was cleared from the scoresheet for the first time since wearing his new colors in a 0-0 draw against Nashville SC.
The Argentine star netted once in his MLS debut last Saturday, having collected seven goals and three assists in seven League Cup appearances. The only other match in which he hadn’t found the back of the net was in a meeting against Cincinnati in the US Open Cup. However, he had entered his name in the summary with two assists.
The Nashville defense did a colossal job of countering Miami’s powerful attack, led by the arrival of Messi, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets.
The Argentinian No. 10 has accustomed us to a few jewels in a free kick situation since his arrival in North America. Messi hit a few in the encounter but was unable to repeat the magic.
Arriving for the start of the second half, league leading scorer Hany Mukthar had the best scoring chances for Nashville, but couldn’t make it happen. While he was alone in front of goalkeeper Drake Callender, former CF Montreal defender Kamal Miller made a simply perfect tackle to deprive the striker of making it 1-0.
Inter Miami’s first game without a win since Messi took over leaves the team tied for last in the East with Toronto FC on 22 points.
Messi will have the chance to set the record straight as Inter Miami take on Los Angeles FC on Sunday.
Elsewhere in MLS:
Atlanta United FC 1 – FC Cincinnati 2
ATL : Edwin Mosquera scored on his only shot on target.
CIN : Luciano Acosta scored his 13th goal of the campaign, tied for the top scorer in MLS.
Charlotte FC 1 – Orlando City FC 1
CHA : A sixth draw for Charlotte FC in their last eight meetings.
ORL : Martin Ojeda tied the game in the 88th minute.
Revolution 1 – Red Bulls 0
N-A : Striker Giacomo Vrioni was the only scorer of the game.
NY: The Red Bulls suffer a fourth loss in their last five games.
Austin FC 1 – Sounders 2
OUT OF : Sebastian Driussi tied the game in the 72nd minute.
SEA : Jordan Morris (48′) opened the scoring at the start of the second half and Albert Rusnak (90′) played the heroes late in the game.
Fire 0 – Whitecaps 1
CHI : Chris Brady stopped three of the four shots aimed at him.
VAN : Brian White was the lone scorer in the 19th minute.
Dynamo FC 2 – Crew 0
NEW: Dynamo’s goals came from Corey Baird (14′) and Ibrahim Aliyu (90′).
CLB : The Crew hit three of their 10 shot attempts.
Minnesota United FC 3 – Rapids 0
MIN : Emanuel Reynoso (18′, 28′) hit the target twice while Teemu Pukki (43′) completed the scoring.
COL : The Rapids haven’t won since July 8. They have lost their last four games.
St. Louis City FC 2 – FC Dallas 1
STL : Anthony Markanich (82′) and Nokkvi Thorisson (85′) scored two early goals late in the game.
DAL : Eugene Ansah (90’+5′) closed the gap in stoppage time on the backhand.
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