Messi's goal was back, but Miami didn't win.
After Lionel Messi was injured, Inter Miami did not win any of the four matches played in all competitions. There were three losses against one draw. Inter Miami wanted to have Messi at least for 10 minutes against Colorado in Major League Soccer (MLS) today. Instead of 10 minutes, the Argentine superstar was available for 45 minutes. And the scene of the match changed as soon as Messi came.
Messi brought Miami back to parity with a goal within 12 minutes of entering the field. However, even after Messi's goal, Miami could not leave the field with a victory in the end. They had to leave the field with a 2-2 goal draw.
Miami announced Messi's return to the squad yesterday. However, it was almost certain that the Argentine captain would not play the entire match after recovering from injury. As expected, Messi sat off the bench in this morning's match, Bangladesh time. Miami started with not only Messi but also Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba on the bench.
Colorado played very well in the first half against Miami without the best stars of the team. At the last minute of the first half, they also scored a goal from the penalty. Miami brought on Messi just after halftime to get the team back into the game. The Argentina World Cup-winning star immediately energized his team as soon as he took to the pitch. Messi then scored a goal in the 57th minute to bring his team back into the tie.
Messi took a shot after receiving a low cross from Franco Negri. The ball hits the post and into the net, Inter Miami is back in the match. After Messi's goal, it took 3 minutes for an energized Miami to go ahead. Messi also contributed to this goal. Leonardo Afonso scored from David Ruiz's pass from the attack he created.
After that, Messi came close to the goal several times, but sometimes due to the skills of the opposing goalkeeper, and sometimes due to the obstruction of the post, Messi did not get the second goal. However, Colorado equalized with Cole Bassett's goal in the last minute of the match. This goal basically deprived Miami of victory.
