Once again Inter Miami had to face a new day of Major League Soccer without its star playerthe spearhead of the pink team’s offensive, the Argentine Lionel Messi, who was absent once again due to physical issues, but with the ‘Pistolero’ Luis Suárez in a stellar plan and the support of Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets, they managed to tie to a goal against New York FC in a duel that took place at the Chase Stadium facilities for the 6th date of the 2024 MLS season.
With just 13 minutes of play, the legendary Uruguayan striker Luis Suárez appeared in action on a free kick who managed to head straight to the goal with assistance from Julian Gressell. The former Barcelona and Liverpool Football Club player is one of the players with the most goals in the current campaign with a total of 5 throughout the first days of the championship. But despite this goal, the joy did not last very long in the ‘Las Garzas’ squad, since in the 33rd minute of play Adrián Martínez escaped into the playing area and defined the tie with a cross shot at Drake Challender.
A new compatriot of Messi in play
One of the most recognizable events of the sixth day of the 2024 Major League Soccer season It was the debut of the Argentine full-back player Marcelo Weigandt who made his debut from Boca Juniors and was the only Albiceleste representative in the match since Franco Negri and Tomás Avilés (came into the game in extra time) were on the substitute bench.
How is Messi following his injury?
Messi has been absent due to physical issues, but he is working quickly for what will be his return to the playing field at the best possible level. “He is working with the physios, he is ruled out for tomorrow. He will not be available because we will try our best to make him available next Wednesday with Monterrey, here at home. Yes, it is a possibility that he plays there, we are working for that, he is working for that with the medical staff,” were the statements in the last hours of Javier Morales, assistant to Argentine coach Gerardo Martino in Las Garzas.
Messi has so far accumulated a total of 16 days of inactivity, since he had been replaced on the 14th. March in the second leg of the Concachampions against Nashville following a right hamstring strain. In addition to this, he could not be present in the two friendlies of the Argentine team, but he also could not be part of the game in two games before facing the new MLS day against New York FC: DC United (3-1 victory in condition away) and New York Red Bulls (4-0 loss also away from home).
Another Argentine will be out for Inter Miami
Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino has no luck with the health of his players, and the recent signing Federico Redondo suffered a rupture of the lateral collateral ligament in his left knee after having participated in the Argentine Under 23 National Team’s match tour through Mexico. The 21-year-old midfielder will be out for at least two months.
Next challenge of ‘Las Garzas’
Inter Miami will host Monterrey from Mexico for the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Champions League. After that, they will host the Colorado Rapids at home for a new round of Major League Soccer next Saturday, April 6, and immediately the pink club will head to Mexico to play the second leg against Monterrey on Wednesday the 10th.
‘Las Garzas’ are classified as second at his conference with 11 points so far, one unit behind the leader Cincinnati (12), but also with one more game.
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