Sergio Busquets during a scuffle at Atlanta United-Inter Miami

INTER MIAMI LEAVES THE 'PLAY OFF'

Hard defeat! Without Leo Messi, Inter Miami is beaten by Atlanta (5-2)

Published:17/09/2023 - 02:10h

Updated:17/09/2023 - 02:10h

Inter Miami suffered the first defeat of Gerardo 'Tata' Martino's cycle on Saturday against Atlanta United (5-2). Without Leo Messi, the pink team shipwrecked resoundingly and is moving away from their chances of advancing to the play off for the title

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Without Leo Messi, the Inter Miami fell with bang the Saturday in his visit to the Atlanta United (5-2), fitting a 'manita' that moves him away of the 'playoff' in the MLS. The pink group advanced in the minute 25 thanks to a so much of Leonardo Bell, but was unable to sustain the advantage and, before the rest, already lost by 3-1 after the goals of Tristan Muyumba, Brooks Lennon and a so much in own door of head office Kamal Miller.

In the complement, the visitors discounted with a penalti converted by Bell in the 56', but the Atlanta expanded the advantage to 15 minutes for the end by means of Giorgos Giakoumakis. Before fulfilling the statutory time, Tyler Wolff closed the goleada to consummate the first defeat of the cycle of Gerardo 'Tata' Martino at the head of the group of the Florida and complicate his options to advance to the 'playoff' final in the MLS.

Leo Messi could not reappear in the Inter Miami

As it was foreseen, 'The Flea' not even was summoned for the visit to the group of Georgia because of the physical annoyances that drags from the debut in the eliminatory sudamericanas in front of Ecuador, split in which it converted a golazo of free shot. I read neither it was available for the crash in front of Bolivia the Tuesday with the 'albiceleste' and Martino preferred to give him more rest once the 'crack' returned to the United States this week.

Now, the fans of Miami expects to see to the '10' of return in the party of the next Wednesday home in front of the Toronto FC. Afterwards, 'The Garzas' will visit to Orlando City just before contesting the final of the US Open Cup in front of the Houston Dynamo the Wednesday 27 September, For Messi, the priority is to arrive to tope to this date, in front of the possibility to achieve a new title, the second in the history of the pink group.

The Inter Miami moves away of the classification to the 'playoff'

With the defeat, the Inter follows penultimate in the Conference This of the MLS with 28 points, to seven of the DC United, ninth and last qualifier to the final phase of the American league. The good news for the ones of 'Tata' Martino is that they still have two pending days, but the calendar shortens and only subtracts a month for the end of the regular phase. Thus, the margin of error is minimum for Messi, Jordi Alba (the one who neither played in front of the Atlanta) and Busquets of here from now on.

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