2023-09-04 11:06:12
04/09/2023 11:06hs.
Inter Miami victory 3 to 1 a Los Angeles FC. With goals from Facundo Farías, Jordi Alba and Leonardo Campana, those led by Tata Martino secured the points and are still in the race to qualify for the competition’s playoffs. In this context, two legends also faced each other: Lionel Messi and Giorgio Chiellini.
Although they were rivals some time ago -because they met in matches between the Argentine National Team and of Italia respectively – the truth is that, on this occasion, they met for the first time in an MLS match. However, the football crossover was in the background when, at the end of the game, they staged a fun moment.
Before El Diez left the field, the historic Italian defender approached him to ask for a photo with his daughters, but although the Argentine accepted immediately, everything was delayed due to “technical problems.” The cell phone with which they wanted to take the image was inside the wallet of one of the girls who, distracted by being close to Leo, did not take it out of the bag. Immediately afterwards, Chiellini intervened, looked for the phone and took the image of both of them with her idol.
A camera that was in the place captured the reaction of the girls after the meeting – who were visibly moved – and the video went viral on the networks.
Tata Martino on Inter Miami’s triumph: “It was the game in which we have competed the best”
“We have had many complex matches, but we feel that due to the rival’s category, tonight’s match has been the most complex match and the one in which we have competed best in the 90 minutes,” Tata Martino said at a press conference. Following the same line, he highlighted: “In other games we have taken breaks, at some point we were surpassed, in today’s game we competed well and I value it because Los Angeles seems to me to be a very, very good team.”
Asked about the results that Inter Miami needs to compete at the top, Martino remarked: “The important thing is that we compete well and do not despair, even knowing that the only thing left for us is to win, and meanwhile we are adding up. This week we added seven points out of nine, winning two away games, it’s been a good week”.
To close, the Argentine coach referred to the changes that have arisen since his arrival. “Whatever depended on us, like the Leagues Cup or the semifinal of the US Open Cup, we assumed and we competed well, winning the Leagues Cup. This has twenty dates before this team is assembled, and obviously we will try to fight as far as possible the numbers say it. The only thing that matters to us and reaches us are the three points”, he sentenced.
The Inter Miami calculator: what you need to qualify for the Playoffs
In principle, it is important to remember how the MLS Playoffs qualification system works. 14 teams participate in the Western Conference, while 15 teams participate in the Eastern Conference. Teams that finish the season ranked 1st through 7th in each conference automatically qualify for knockout matches. On the other hand, the teams that finish in 8th and 9th place in each conference will meet in a single game to determine who gets the last qualifying spot for the Playoffs.
With the 3-1 against Los Angeles FC, Inter added 25 points. Although it remained in 14th place in the Eastern Conference, it was two games less than eight units behind DC United (the last of which is getting into the playoff playoffs) and ten behind Montreal.
With the impressive unbeaten run that Inter Miami has experienced under the leadership of Leo Messi, the possibility of the team managing to secure one of the coveted direct qualifying positions for the MLS Playoffs cannot be ruled out. Their remarkable growth on the pitch could allow them to compete for a place in the knockout phase and continue to surprise the league. He has just won the Leagues Cup and reached the final of the US Open Cup. Don’t let him down from the ring.
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