Home Football Inter Miami 2-2 Colorado Rapids: Lionel Messi shines on his return from injury and scores a superb goal to help the home team escape defeat

Inter Miami 2-2 Colorado Rapids: Lionel Messi shines on his return from injury and scores a superb goal to help the home team escape defeat

Football — 04/07/2024

The match between Inter Miami and Colorado Rapids ended in a disappointing 2-2 draw, despite the fact that Messi scored a goal on the day that he returned to the team.

Lionel Messi returned from injury to inspire Inter Miami to a comeback win on Saturday night

While Messi was recuperating from an injury, Inter Miami saw a significant slump, as they were unable to win any of their three matches. It is for this reason that the reappearance of El Pulga is regarded as positive news. In point of fact, Messi truly shone when he was responsible for a goal. Inter Miami, on the other hand, was unable to maintain their victory.

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Messi scored on the day he returned to Inter Miami (Photo: Reuters).

In the 88th minute, they allowed Colorado Rapids to level, and with the game ending in a 2-2 draw, they took the points. As a consequence of this result, Inter Miami is currently ranked third in the Eastern rankings of the American Professional League with 12 points after eight matches. They are two points behind the top team, New York RB, and they have played additional matches.

In preparation for this match, Inter Miami’s head coach Tata Martino decided to leave a number of the team’s most important players, including Messi, Suarez, Busquets, and Alba, on the bench. Because of this, Inter Miami did not have a very impressive performance in the first half.

Messi had not played since March 13 but produced a sublime finish from the edge of the box

Even toward the end of the first half, they were dealt a blow due to the fact that a midfielder named Sailor committed a foul on a player from the opposing team within the penalty area. The first goal for Colorado Rapids was scored by Navarro, who struck the ball from the penalty spot.

Tata Martino, the coach, made the decision to put Lionel Messi on the field at the beginning of the second half because the scenario was somewhat challenging. After a few minutes had passed, he also invited Busquets and Alba to take the field. The implementation of these plans began immediately.

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Messi has not been able to help Inter Miami win (Photo: Getty).

In the 57th minute, Messi scored to level the score for Inter Miami after a classy goal. It didn’t stop there, in the 60th minute, Messi initiated the attack, before the ball was passed to Afonso’s position. This player easily scored the goal against Colorado Rapids at close range.

In the following minutes, Messi continued to play aggressively and torment the Colorado Rapids defense. However, El Pulga’s efforts were not enough as Inter Miami’s defense lost focus.

In the 88th minute, Colorado Rapids had a counterattack. The ball was passed to Bassett in a rather empty position. This player easily scored the ball into Inter Miami’s net, leveling the score at 2-2. That was also the final score of the match.