On the morning of April 7 (Vietnam time), Inter Miami hosted Colorado in the 8th round of MLS 2024. The home team entered the match in a very deadlock when key stars such as Messi, Suarez, Busquets and Alba were all left on the bench.
Unable to deploy an attack, Inter Miami also conceded a goal first. In the 44th minute, Inter Miami's Ryan Sailor fouled Kevin Cabral in the penalty area. The referee immediately pointed to the penalty spot. On the 11m mark, Rafael Navarro made no mistake to beat goalkeeper Callender, scoring to help Colorado take a 1-0 lead.
Entering the second half, coach Tata Martino decided to put captain Messi on the field to improve the attack. Immediately, the Argentine superstar left his mark.
In the 58th minute, receiving a cross from the left wing, Messi made a one-touch shot into the far corner of Colorado's goal, scoring the equalizer 1-1 for Inter Miami.
Just 2 minutes later, the score was 2-1 for Inter Miami when Afonso cushioned the ball into the Colorado net after Messi's hook.
After the goal, Inter Miami comfortably deployed an overwhelming attacking game. However, the home team's attack could not successfully take advantage of the opportunities to score more goals.
On the other hand, Inter Miami's defense played unfocused in the final minutes of the match when allowing Cole Bassett to comfortably defeat goalkeeper Callender in the 88th minute, equalizing 2-2.
In the end, the match ended in a 2-2 draw. This result puts Inter Miami in danger of falling out of the Top 3 of MLS 2024 with 12 points after 8 matches, equal with Columbus and Cincinati but having played 1 more match.
