The 2024 MLS regular season continues with Eastern Conference leaders Inter Miami hosting Washington, D.C. United. In the last game of Messi's absence, Suarez was dumbfounded, and Inter Miami drew 0-0 with Orlando City away from home, and the five-game winning streak came to an abrupt end. At present, 8 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses have 28 points, 2 points behind Cincinnati in 2nd place. Washington D.C. United has 4 wins, 5 draws, 4 losses, 17 points, and is in 8th place in the East, in the wild card zone. Messi was absent in the last meeting between the two teams, but Suarez scored twice as Inter Miami won 3-1. In this game, Messi, Suarez and Rojas formed a front trident, and the big battle is about to start!
In the 9th minute of the opening game, Busquez made a pass with the outside of his instep, but unfortunately Suarez started a little slowly and failed to hold the ball; In the 18th minute, Washington D.C. United created the first danger, Santos burst into a cold arrow outside the penalty area, Callender fell to the ground and confiscated the ball; In the 21st minute, Suarez was brought down in response to Alba's pass, the referee awarded a set-piece, and Messi then took the penalty directly to the goal, and the ball was blocked by the human wall!
In the 34th minute, Messi sent a sharp through plug in the middle of the field, but unfortunately Alba started earlier and was in an offside position; In the 39th minute, Miami International won another set-piece in an excellent position in the front field, and Messi hit the wall and popped up; In the 43rd minute, Miami had the best chance of the half, Kremaschi took the ball on the right side of the front field and burst into the penalty area to get a single chance, but unfortunately the shot in the face of the goalkeeper was blocked!
At half-time, the two teams were tied 0-0! In the 52nd minute, Stroud received a cross from a teammate in the middle of the penalty area and volleyed, and the ball grazed the far post and went slightly off! In the 53rd minute, Miami International counterattacked, Matthias advanced to the penalty area with the ball on the left side and shot with his feet, but the ball was off the bottom line;
In the 68th minute, Pertola tried a long shot from outside the penalty area, but the ball deflected off the right post; In the 71st minute, Messi stopped the ball outside the penalty area and was suspected of handball, and then shot high from a distance; In the 84th minute, Messi broke through in front of the field and was put down to get a set-piece, and then the penalty was driven to the goal, the goalkeeper knocked the ball out with both fists, and his teammates then shot from a distance and flew away; In the 93rd minute, Washington United had a chance to counterattack 3 to 2, but unfortunately the final shot was saved by Callender on the ground! In the 94th minute, Busquets made a long pass from the backfield, and Campana burst into the penalty area and volleyed the goal, 1-0! Neither side was able to find the back of the net after that, with Inter Miami beating Washington D.C. United 1-0 at home to move one point past FC Cincinnati to return to the top of the Eastern Conference standings.
Inter Miami had 67 per cent possession throughout the game, but created few dangerous chances. There were only 8 shots on goal with 2 on target compared to 2 of 13 attempts by the opposition. Messi had 3 shots on goal, 0 shots on target, 7 dribbles 5 successes, and 27 lost possession, all of which were the highest in the game, and scored 6.8 points after the game, ranking third from the bottom of the team.