2023-09-17 14:40:10
The Ecuadorian striker scored for the ‘pinks’ and the celebration was overshadowed by an attempted brawl. (MLS)
On Saturday, September 16, Atlanta United hosted Inter Miami as a home team in a new round of the regular phase of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the United States. Peruvian defender Luis Abram started and, unfortunately, in the second half he committed a penalty that resulted in a goal and caused a fight.
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Although the defender arrived with a few days of rest after being called up to the Peruvian team for the first date of the 2026 Qualifiers, his coach, the Mexican Gonzalo Pineda, placed him in his starting lineup to pair with Miles Robinson. but the former Sporting Cristal did not have the best of his presentations.
At 52 minutes of the MLS Eastern Conference contest, the ‘pink’ team tried to close the gap on the scoreboard and tried their luck with a shot that unfortunately hit Abram Ugarelli’s hand, which diverted the direction of the shot. Even though the action was not intentional and the footballer was turning, the referee decided to sanction the maximum penalty. Furthermore, he showed her a yellow piece of cardboard.
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The person in charge of executing the stopped ball was the Ecuadorian striker Leonardo Campana and he did not fail. ‘Leo’ fooled American goalkeeper Brad Guzan with a shot at the near post. When the attacker went in search of the ball since they were 3-2 down, the veteran goalkeeper did not allow it, which caused a fight between the two, which required the intervention of his teammates, including Luis Abram, who tried to calm the situation by separating the protagonists. The Spanish pivot Sergio Busquets was also involved in the brawl.
Finally, the result was favorable for Luis Abram’s team with a 5-2 win. However, the ‘herons’ had gone ahead with another great goal from the Guayaquil native striker. The ‘red and black’ managed to turn the score around through scores from midfielder Tristan Muyumba, an own goal from defender Kamal Miller and a goal from right back Brooks Lennon. In the complementary stage, Greek striker Giorgos Giakoumakis and Tyler Wolff sealed the large score.
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The former Vélez Sarsfield athlete remained on the field for the 90 minutes. For his part, the Argentine star Lionel Messi was not even on the bench in the team led by Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino. The absence of the world champion was not due to injury, but rather to prolong his rest since in the coming weeks they will have a series of up to eight matches in a month.
This was the outbreak of a fight between players from Inter Miami and Atlanta United – Credit: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images
25 minutes into the opening half, Leonardo Campana was in charge of breaking the partial tie and he did so with a great achievement. After a formidable ‘whip’ from his compatriot, the midfielder Dixon Arroyo, which hit the crossbar, the forward took the round in the rival area and with a ‘little hat’ he mocked the mark of Luis Abram and Miles Robinson, to then take a left footed shot. who overcame Brad Guzan’s resistance.
Peruvian defender suffered a sensational play from the Ecuadorian forward in the first goal of the match. (MLS)
With its comfortable victory over Inter Miami, Atlanta United was placed in sixth place in the Eastern Conference with 45 points in 29 games. This is the result of 12 wins, nine draws and eight losses, placing them in play-off positions. For their part, Lionel Messi’s men remain second to last in their series by 28 points, only ahead of Toronto and with little chance of qualifying for the knockout rounds.
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