At 7:30 a.m. on May 19, Beijing time, in the 2024 MLS regular season, Miami International, ranked second in the East, played at home against Washington D.C. United, ranked ninth in the East. In the first half, Messi, who returned from injury, took two free kicks blocked by the human wall; In the second half, Campana came off the bench in stoppage time to score the winner. In the end, Inter Miami defeated Washington D.C. United 1-0 at home, leading Cincinnati by one point in the standings with one more game and returning to the top of the table.
In this game, Miami international star Messi returned to the starting line-up. In the last round, Messi was absent and Inter Miami ended a 5-0 winning streak with a 0-0 draw. In this game, Messi appeared in the starting lineup along with stars such as Suarez, Busquets, and Alba. Before the game, the game was delayed for about half an hour due to weather conditions, and it was still raining locally after the start of the game.
In the 9th minute, Busquets picked up a pass from the front of the penalty area, and Suarez started a little late on the right side of the penalty area and failed to receive the ball. In the 18th minute, Santos' long-range shot from outside the penalty area was confiscated by Miami International goalkeeper Callender.
In the 21st minute, Suarez was fouled on the left side of the penalty area, Miami International won a set-piece, and Messi's direct shot was blocked by the human wall. In the 34th minute, Messi split the side in the middle, Alba won the ball on the left side of the front field and crossed in front of the goal to be cleared by the defender, and Alba was offside when he received the ball.
In the 39th minute, Inter Miami won a set-piece at the top of the penalty area, and Messi's direct shot was blocked by the human wall again. In the 43rd minute, Miami International split in the middle of the front, and Kremaski's volley from the right side of the penalty area was saved by the goalkeeper.
At the end of the first half, neither side achieved anything, and went into the break with a score of 0-0.
In the second half, in the 52nd minute, Washington United picked up a pass from the left, and Stroud did not stop the ball and volleyed directly into the goal slightly off the far post. In the 53rd minute, Matthias dribbled to the left sideline of the penalty area and fired a long-range shot wide of the far post.
In the 68th minute, Pertola's long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area went wide of the right post. In the 71st minute, Messi shot high over the crossbar after he suspected of blocking a long pass from his teammates with his arms at the top of the penalty area.
In the 84th minute, Inter Miami won a set-piece on the right side of the front, and Messi sent the ball into the penalty area and was punched out by the goalkeeper. In the 86th minute, Murel's long-range shot into the bottom right corner of the goal was confiscated by Callender.
In the 94th minute, Busquets made a long pass from the backfield, and Campana, who had just come on as a substitute, stepped forward in an offside position, scored a volley after winning the ball in the penalty area, and scored with the first touch of the ball after the debut, and Miami International led 1-0!
Soon after, the game ended with Inter Miami beating Washington D.C. United 1-0 at home.
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