MIAMI.- Even though Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez they noted, the Inter Miami could only draw 2-2 at home against San Diego FC in the traditional Sunday night game of the North American league (MLS), in which the Danish Anders Dreyer He scored a double for the visit.
One rainy afternoon in the Nu Stadium of Miami It was the preview of a gray game for the “Herons”, who registered their fourth consecutive draw for the league tournament, a pace that takes them further away from nashville in the fight for the “Supporters’ Shield” and puts his place in the Concacaf Champions Cup.
“The first half was not good,” the Inter Miami coach began by saying, Christian ‘Kily González’. “At halftime we corrected and had six situations, we’ve been here for four days and we couldn’t train.”
“On the defensive side we must be stronger, we cannot commit these defensive horrors.”
San Diego, which dominated the ball in the first half, had a possession percentage above 60 percent, but with few actions within the home team’s area.
The Danish Dreyer was in charge of opening the scoring, taking advantage of a ball behind the center backs and finishing with a soft touch over the Canadian Dayne St. Clair.
Without getting the ball, Miami found the tie and it was Messi again who answered the urgent call in a match of vital importance for the championship lead.
The Argentine star and runner-up in the world this year took a free kick that was looking for the Brazilian’s head Casemirotoured the entire area and left the former Inter Miami player without any chance, CJ Dos Santos.
The adjustments by “Kily” González, in his first game in the league tournament, took effect immediately in the second half and forced San Diego to retreat to leave Messi much closer to the area.
“We are in a club with the obligation to win all the games, we adjust so that the team flows. The team created by kicking six times on goal and we have to continue,” said González, who reiterated his concern about the defensive performance.
At minute 74 and after a wonderful triangulation, Suárez scored the goal that seemed to define the game with a cross shot from a pass from Rodrigo De Paul.
He escaped at the end
The Chilean team Mikey Varas He could not take advantage of a Miami that pressed high in the second half. An error in the start of the “Herons” allowed Dreyer to score the tie eight minutes from time.
The Dane, 28 years old and candidate for the prize Most Valuable Player (MVP) in the 2025 season, he reached 11 goals in 25 games this season.
The result resonated for Miami, as it now has Nashville 11 points behind with eight games remaining, practically saying goodbye to one of the last two trophies up for grabs at the end of the season.
In addition, it fell to fourth place in the general table and occupies the last position in the classification. Concacaf Champions Cupon the verge of being left out.
