He InterMiami signed his big failure in the playoffs of MLS. The team of Tata Martino was the big favorite to win it, after becoming regular league champion. But they took it at the first opportunity. THE Messi, Suarez, Alba, Busquets and company fell in the third match of the round of 16, against Atlanta United, who was ninth in the Eastern Conference and reached the finals after overcoming a play.
The Florida team, ranked for the Club World Cup According to more than questionable criteria, he was the great candidate to win this MLS. It wasn’t surprising, since they had just been the best team all season, finishing first in their conference and being the team of the 30 that make up the league that scored the most points.
But if there’s anything that made them favorites, it’s the all-star cast they put together. David Beckham in his club. The Englishman managed to bring together the hard core of the last great Barça, with Messi to the head. He is joined by Luis Suárez, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets, making them favorites in every competition they enter.
But the league will have to wait. He Between Miami was measured at Atlanta United in the round of 16. Far from being a double confrontation, the North American competition organizes series similar to those of basketball, although best of three matches. Messi’s men won the first match 2-1, lost by the same result in the second match, played in Atlanta, and played all or nothing at home in the third and final match.
They just needed to win to stay alive in the competition and not suffer a huge setback, like the one that ended up happening. And they started winning. Herons They took the lead thanks to Matías Rojas, although a double of Thiare In two minutes, he reversed the score in the first half.
Already in the second half, it was time to Messi, this seemed to tie the match. It wasn’t enough to give their team the victory, but it did force – at that point in the match – the penalty shootout that allowed Inter Miami to continue with a chance of qualifying for the phase following. But no. Slisz He appeared 15 minutes from time to make it 2-3, which would be final.
Inter Miami says goodbye to MLS
In this way, the Between Miami is excluded from combat MLS. He does so against all odds, since they were, logically, the great candidate. The presence of stars who were once top level and the best player in history was not enough to be able to add what would have been their first League.
Despite this, they won a nice prize this season. Finish as the best team of the regular season Gianni Infantino had the perfect excuse to invite Messi to the Club World Cup, which will be held in the United States. They will represent the host country, leaving out the team that will win the League this season.
