2024-02-26 04:17:00
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Dominated for almost the entire match, Inter Miami CF relied on none other than Lionel Messi to pocket a point in the standings once morest the Los Angeles Galaxy on Sunday evening.
Miami gained an advantage when Marco Delgado was shown a red card in the 87th minute, and the Argentine superstar was not going to let such an opportunity slip away.
In the 92nd minute, Messi and his faithful companion Jordi Alba created a superb play leading to Messi’s equalizing goal with a left-footed strike into the top corner.
Messi and Alba performed the pass-and-go to perfection, and the prolific scorer’s touch during his slide left goalkeeper John McCarthy no chance.
Dejan Joveljic scored in the 75th for the Galaxy, who came close to creating a certain surprise once morest the Argentinian and his club seemingly tailor-made to win everything in MLS.
The goal electrified the Californian stadium for Inter’s first road match this season. Thousands of fans were clad in No. 10 jerseys among the 27,642 spectators in the stands – a new mark for the Galaxy in the regular season.
Miami won its opening match of the 2024 MLS season on Wednesday.
Four days later, the Florida team had more difficulty winning; In fact, it was Los Angeles that exerted the vast majority of the offensive pressure in this game, dominating 23-11 in terms of shots.
Drake Callender stopped a penalty attempted by Riqui Puig, but Delgado controlled the return, and his delivery to Joveljic led to an easy goal for the latter.
Delgado was then sent off in the 87th minute following a harsh decision by the referee, which left many wondering.
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