Inter Miami drew with Charlotte and Messi in the stands

Leo Messi had just arrived from his South American qualifier commitments with Argentina and was supporting his teammates at the DRV PNK Stadium after scoring twice against Peru on Tuesday night. Jordi Alba returned after his injury and played thirty minutes, aiming to start next Saturday.

Goals waited 45 minutes

Charlotte wanted to take the lead with the ball in the first minutes and showed that they were the ones in danger, but at the same time Inter Miami applied very effective pressure, which allowed them to win the ball back and step into the opponent’s area. The first imbalance could have come in the 16th minute, when Canadian Kamal Miller gave away a penalty with his hand as he slid towards the penalty area. The referee did not hesitate but after consulting VAR corrected his decision, much to the delight of the local fans.

Sergio Busquets’ foul for dangerous play created a set-piece chance for Charlotte. The visitors’ captain, England’s Ashley Westwood, tried his luck but pushed it too high. Charlotte slowly began to step into more space and began to worry. Martino noted with concern that in the technical field, neither the two above-mentioned references, neither Paraguayan Diego Gómez nor Ecuadorian Leo Campana, came into play.

The first clear goal opportunity for Inter Miami came in the 27th minute when Argentinian Facundo Farías worked magic on the left wing, creating a low cross that fell at the feet of Gómez, who cleared the ball. The danger remained for Noah Allen, as the winger received the ball three-quarters of the way up the pitch and headed up the field to end the game with a shot that found its way into the gloves of Croatia’s Kristijan Kahlina.

Charlotte took the lead as time expired. Cross from the left by Colombia’s Kerwin Vargas Argentinian Enzo Copetti continued his leadershipThe sixth goal of the match, scored on the first goal.

As they were heading to the locker room, Inter Miami entered the opposing field and This is how the equalizing goal came. After being denied several times the ball found its way to the boots of Tomás Avilés, the Argentinian crossed and no one managed to push the ball to the far post. Nicolás Stefanelli managed to beat Kahlina.

Charlotte is effective, Miami is persistent

The local jubilation did not last long, as the left zone of the defense weakened, allowing Nathan Byrne and Kalil Jozwiak to roam freely and advance easily and eventually shoot. A center that Vargas took advantage of to score the second goal. Miami were rowing against the tide and had to persist, so Stefanelli equalized in the 54th minute, sighing after conceding second. Kahlina’s reaction under the sticks was amazing. It was the Croatian’s night and it soon showed. Campana left Allen alone with the goalkeeper, who again deflected the goal with his leg.

The changes come with the addition of Brazilian Jean Mota and the reemergence of Jordi Alba, who has not played since the September 21 win over Toronto. Martino’s men improved and Campana managed to shine by controlling an impossible ball inside the area and solving it with a half-cycle kick that crashed into the side of the net. Swiderski tested Callender as soon as he entered the field. His own teammate Busquets then tested him as he tried to clear the ball from Copetti, and the goalkeeper was effective as ever.

There was reward for persistence and Campana brought this to lifeThe game organizer pushed Robbie Robinson, who was well suited to his costume, with a measured cross and then celebrated the draw with six minutes left in the game.

Inter Miami managed to complete the comeback and Robinson scored a third in injury time in the individual game, but Kahlina took it again and earned a point for her team.

Both teams will meet again this Saturday the 21st at the Bank of America Stadium, with Inter already having no post-season option and Christian Lattanzio’s men fighting for a chance to qualify for the Play-offs. Charlotte, after this Wednesday’s result, will have to beat Inter Miami on Saturday, which will probably feature Messi and Alba, and then wait for other positive results.