Inter Miami beat as a visitor DC United by 3-1 and it was like sole leader of the Eastern Conference of the American Major League Soccer. The Ecuadorian Leonardo Campanaafter a great play by the Argentine Federico Redondoand the Uruguayan Luis Suarezin duplicate, scored the goals of the team led by Gerardo “Tata” Martinowhich this time did not have the presence of Lionel Messiaffected by a right hamstring muscle injury.
The game in Washington had been difficult for the Florida team due to a goal from Jared Stroud at 14 minutes. But a play masterfully crafted by Federico Redondo – arrived this season from Argentinos Juniors in exchange for 8,000,000 dollars – led to the tying goal, scored by Campana. The match went to half-time with the score at 1-1 and a negative note for Inter: a muscle injury of the Argentine defender Nicolas Freirereplaced by Ukrainian Sergiy Kryvtsov.
Inter Miami’s first goal
In the second half, a change by Martino turned the game around. The rotation of footballers had caused two of Inter’s stars, Jordi Alba (34 years old) and Suárez himself (37) will start on the substitute bench. The gunman ended up playing at the last half hourbut he defined the match in just 20 minutes with a doublet.
His first goal crowned a furious counterattack, after a play in which United claimed that the ball had hit the Argentine’s left hand. Tomas Aviles (former Racing footballer). Redondo drove with skill and enabled Campana, an improvised right wing on the occasion, and the Ecuadorian launched the deadly cross into the heart of the area, into the territory of his Uruguayan colleague. Suárez, falling, hit the ball with enough force to place it far from Alex Bonothe archer.
Inter Miami’s second goal
Bono would have more prominence in the Pistolero’s second conquest. The scorer scored his second double of the season six minutes from time. The Paraguayan Diego Gomez He stole the ball after pressing high and assisted the Uruguayan. The first attempt at a goal was blocked, but on the second opportunity Suárez did not fail: he caressed the ball left-footed, with the intention of scoring with a shot, and Bono managed to touch it, incorrectly, so that the ball gently entered the goal. It was the 3-1 goal for Inter, who won without missing Messi too much.
After the match, Martino referred to the injury that prevented Leo from finishing the second leg of the Concachampions round of 16 series against Nashville and sidelined him from this Saturday’s clash. “We have to take it week by week, we are going to evaluate it. What is clear is that with him there is a goal and that is for him to arrive in conditions to play in the Concachampions quarterfinals,” said the coach.
Inter Miami’s third goal
The first leg against Monterrey, from Mexico, is scheduled for April 3, so If number 10 is preserved, the two friendly matches of the Argentine team will be lost. scheduled for March 22 and 26 in the United States against El Salvador and Costa Rica. Martino excused himself from talking about La Pulga’s activity in the Albiceleste team: “he has a muscle injury. “It is up to the people of the national team to talk about the selection issue.”
Furthermore, the coach praised Luis Suárez, the man who resolved the match with DC United. “He has done it throughout his career; We had talked about it going to be half an hour and it defined the game for us. For us he is a fundamental actor,” the man from Rosario congratulated him. And he added: “One of the coach’s responsibilities is to convince the players when to stop.; When to take a break. He had played the previous game, and he understood that it was a good possibility to come in from the substitute bench.”
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