Between Miami, that of Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez for the Copa Américaleft this Saturday humiliated from his visit to the Decisions 6-1brutal defeat that also leaves them without leadership This one in the MLS.
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It was a night to forget for Inter Miami who finished the game with ten men due to the sending off of Spain’s Sergio Busquets. According to data from BeSoccer for EFEThis is the fourth time in his entire career that the former Barcelona player has seen red.
After four wins in four games without Messi and SuárezInter Miami face Cincinnati dominated by Argentina Luciano Acosta and that he reached this key duel as second in the East and after being the best team in the regular season in 2023.
Gerardo Martinocould not rely on the Spanish Jordi Alba and Paraguayan Diego Gómez accumulating cards, he bet on Busquets as a center back along with the Ukrainian Serhiy Kryvtsov.
From the start, Cincinnati took advantage of the lack of speed of that center back pair and Yuya Kubo put the hosts ahead in the 10th minute, leaving the entire rival defense behind. Acosta (MLS MVP in 2023) and his teammate Luca Orellano They had a chance to get the second quickly.
Inter Miami showed huge deficits at the back, but on the offensive side they performed fluently: Robert Taylor signed a brave attack from the right, the Ecuadorian Leonardo Campana missed the mark when he was left alone against the goalkeeper and in the 21, Kryvtsov, who was already warned in another corner, achieved the tie for the visitors with a header.
The joy of those in pink did not last long. Acosta scored Cincinnati’s second in the 36th minute after slaloming past opponents and just two minutes later he also served a perfect corner for Pavel Bucha to score the third with a shot from the edge of the area.
Just before the break, Argentina’s Yamil Asad capped off an impressive first half for Cincinnati, sealing the fourth goal against a passive Inter Miami defense. and despite the fact that his goalkeeper, Drake Callender, prevented the blow from being even more scandalous.
The nightmare continued after the restart. Kubo completed his double in the 51st minute, Busquets went off in the 62nd minute after receiving two consecutive yellow cards and in one second for protesting the referee, and Gerardo Valenzuela added the sixth in the 72nd minute.
After this high shoe on the table, Cincinnati took the lead in the East with 48 points and one game less than Inter Miami, who are now in second place with 47.