Inter Miami vs Los Angeles FC live: Messi finds the goal again

Inter Miami will be a guest on the BMO field of Los Angeles FC at 9:00 am on September 4 (Vietnam time). This is Messi's last match before leaving the team to focus on the team.

After the game in Los Angeles is over, La Pulga will have to fly to Buenos Aires, where he will undergo four training sessions with the team before playing against Ecuador at 9:30pm on Thursday (local time) at Monumental Stadium. .

Inter Miami had just drawn 0-0 at home to Nashville, a match that clearly revealed the physical exhaustion that the entire team had to endure, especially Messi, who has played 10 games since his football debut in the country. America on July 21.

Despite the attrition, Inter Miami has remained undefeated since Messi's arrival: They won the Leagues Cup, reached the US Open Cup final, and had one win and one draw in MLS.

In Major League Soccer (MLS), Inter Miami has a very poor record but still has not lost hope. They ranked 14th in the Eastern table after only gaining 22 points in 24 matches. Thus, Messi and his teammates are still 10 points away from the final position competing for a ticket to the Play-off round. The optimistic thing is that Inter Miami plays 2 fewer matches and still has the ability to reverse the situation.

For their part, Los Angeles FC just lost 1-2 to Charlotte. In the last 5 matches, they won 3 and lost 2, ranked second in the Western region with 40 points and are the defending champion of MLS.

Los Angeles FC were eliminated by Rayados de Monterrey in the quarterfinals of the Leagues Cup 3-2. Then, on their return to the MLS, they recorded a win and a loss, beating Colorado Rapids 4-0 in California and then losing 1-2 at Charlotte.

In terms of head-to-head record, the two teams have only met 2 matches in MLS and the victory belongs to Los Angeles FC. In 2020, Carlos Vela, the team's biggest star, scored the only goal and to this day he still plays for the California team.

Los Angeles FC: John McCarthy; Sergi Palencia, Denil Maldonado, Aaron Long, Ryan Hollingshead; Timothy Tillman, Ilie Sanchez, Mateusz Bogusz; Carlos Vela, Mario Gonzalez and Denis Bouanga. Coach: Steve Cherundolo.

Drake Callender; DeAndre Yedlin, Tomas Aviles, Kamal Miller, Jordi Alba; Sergio Busquets, Dixon Arroyo, Diego Gomez; Lionel Messi, Josef Martinez, Robert Taylor. Coach: Gerardo Martino.