The return of Leo Messi was not enough to avoid the elimination of Inter Miami

There was not miracle for the Inter Miami in the Major League Soccer. The group directed by Gerardo 'Tata' Martino sacked the Saturday at night (morning of the Sunday in Spain) of his options to advance to the final playoff of the MLS after falling home in front of the FC Cincinnati (0-1). The return of Leo Messi to the action did not suffice to avoid the elimination of the pink group.

The 'crack' rosarino ingresó in the minute 55, still with the party 0-0, but hardly had of a pair of free shots to try rescue to 'the seagulls'. In the 78', a goal of the Argentinian Álvaro Barreal sentenced to the ones of the 'Tata' Martino to fault of two days for the end of the regular season. The Inter practically had sealed his luck between week after falling goleado in field of the Chicago Fire (4-1). For Messi, went his first minutes after losing the last four parties by injury.

The Inter Miami remained without playoff in the MLS

The defeat in front of the Cincinnati left to the Inter without mathematical options to advance to the playoff. The group of the Florida follows penultimate in the Conference This with 33 points, eight less than the Montreal (eighth), for the moment last qualifier to the first round of the final phase. Still they have options to classify the New York RB and the Chicago Fire.

The past season, the pink group finished sixth in the Conference This, with which ensured his pass to the first round of the playoff. However, 'the seagulls' fell goleados in front of the New York City (3-0), with which remained to a step of the semifinals of conference. This season, in spite of the signings of Messi, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, the ones of 'Tata' Martino did not attain to replace to an abysmal beginning of season and had to conform with the obtaining of the Leagues Cup.

The holidays of Leo Messi can facilitate his return to Barcelona

Considering that the elimination of the Inter Miami advances the holidays of Leo Messi, at least, a month, again opens the door to the possible return of 'The Flea' to the FC Barcelona in the wintry market. The next season of the MLS starts to finals of February, with which the rosarino could contest the second half of the 2023/24 with the ones of Xavi Hernández. The own David Beckham, co proprietary of the pink group, followed suit in 2009 to play with the AC Milan when it was player of the THE Galaxy, by which would not have to put fetters to the '10' if it arrives to an agreement with the Barça and the 'Fair Play' of LaLiga.