Inter Miami defeated New York City FC 3-2 after Micael dos Santos Silva scored the game-winning goal in the 74th minute.
Inter Miami (3-1-1, 10 points) secured their first Major League Soccer (MLS) win since March 7 with a goal from Dos Santos, who headed home a lovely assist from fellow defender Noah Allen past NYCFC goalkeeper Matt Freese.
Lionel Messi scored his 901st career goal and Gonzalo Lujan scored his first MLS goal for Inter Miami. The team rebounded from being ousted from the CONCACAF Champions Cup on Wednesday due to a pair of draws against Nashville, who advanced on away goals tiebreaker, According to Bangla news.
NYCFC (3-1-1, 10 points) lost their first game of the season and ended a three-game winning streak, despite goals from Nicolas Fernandez Mercau and Agustin Ojeda.
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Maxi Moralez assisted Ojeda in the 59th minute, giving NYCFC a brief 2-1 lead.
Moralez fired a wonderful ball through traffic in the middle of the field to an unchallenged Ojeda, who flipped it past Inter Miami goalkeeper Dayne St Clair.
Two minutes later, Inter Miami earned a free kick, which Messi delivered. His shot rebounded off NYCFC’s Hannes Wolf and bounced past Freese (five saves), tying the score at 2.
Messi came close to scoring multiple goals on several occasions. He struck the post in the 31st minute and the crossbar in the 42nd minute. He also had a late chance to extend Miami’s lead but shot wide.
NYCFC employed Moralez as a decoy, making him approach as if he would take the shot, before Fernandez Mercau raced up and booted it.
St Clair (three saves) made a stunning save late in stoppage time to secure Inter Miami’s victory.
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