CHARLOTTE.- He Inter Miami tied 0-0 away against Charlotte F.C. this Saturday for the fourth date of the 2026 North American league, in a match marked by the absence of Lionel Messiwho will have to wait to celebrate the 900th goal of his successful career.
Both Messi and his compatriot Rodrigo DePaul They did not travel with the rest of the team to Charlotte because they received a break from the coach’s coaching staff. Javier Mascherano.
“These are decisions that we have to make,” the ‘Jefecito’ technical assistant said at a press conference. Javier Morales. “We have been playing many games and we have an important game coming up at home.”
Inter Miami has a key match on Wednesday against the Nashville SC for the rematch round of the round of 16 of the Concacaf Champions Cup.
In the first leg, in Nashville, they tied 0-0.
“We thought it was the best (to give breaks), it is a joint decision for everyone in general,” he added.
For the 900
Messi, 38 years old and who had scored his 899th goal against D.C. United On the previous day, he will have a new opportunity against Nashville to reach 900 goals.
This Saturday, the “Herons” lined up an alternative team at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, which included the Uruguayan Luis Suarez as captain and leading the attack, while the Argentine Rocco Rios Novo It was the goalkeeper instead of the Canadian Dayne St. Clair.
The circulation of the ball was clear on the part of Inter Miami, who managed to generate scoring opportunities, first in the 21st minute through the Honduran David Ruizwho could not define before the “Pistolero” service and in the 34th minute with a header from the Jamaican Ian Fray.
The Mexican international German Berterame and the Venezuelan Telasco Segoviaregular starters for Inter, entered in the second half, but could not change the tie.
“It is an important point for us,” Morales said. “We came to a difficult field and the way the team did, we are very proud.”
Visibly frustrated by the referee’s decisions, Mascherano was sent off at minute 90+1 for complaining to the central referee, Guido Gonzales Jr.
In the MLSInter Miami has seven points in four games and is in third place in the Eastern Conferencebehind the Nashville SC and the New York City FCboth with ten points.
“Tata” achieves his first victory
He Atlanta United of Gerardo Martino achieved its first victory of 2026 this Saturday by winning 3-1 at Philadelphia Union at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, in Atlanta.
The Ivorian Emmanuel Latte Lath, Thomas Jacob and Aleksei Miranchuk scored the goals for Atlanta, while the Uruguayan Agustín Anello He scored the discount for Union in the final minutes of the game.
Atlanta thus ended a three-game losing streak at the start of the season.
Orlando City returned to winning ways by defeating 2-1 CF Montreal in his first match after the dismissal of the Colombian coach Oscar Pareja.
A play in transition with multiple first-intention touches resulted in a quick definition by the Argentine Martin Ojedawho scored the winning goal in the 31st minute.
Ojeda, 27, scored his second goal of the nascent MLS season.
