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Liga Portugal 7Is the Inter Miami MLS Cup playoff dream over?
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Inter Miami have three matches left to play in the MLS regular season. Six points currently separate them from the final playoff spot, which is occupied by CF Montreal.
Montreal have played one more match than Inter Miami and simply need a win in one of their final two games to eliminate Lionel Messi and company from playoff contention.
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— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) October 5, 2023It wasn’t supposed to be like this, was it? Messi arrived with great fanfare and immediately helped Miami win the Leagues Cup tournament – a competition between MLS and Liga MX teams.
However, injuries and fatigue have prevented Messi from taking part in recent weeks. Miami lost the US Open Cup final to the Houston Dynamo and are on the verge of playoff elimination.
Of course, Inter Miami were one of, if not MLS’s worst teams prior to Messi arriving. In many ways, the team is marginally better with Messi on board.
The Miami defence is still leaky. It has conceded 50 goals this season in 31 games, the second-most goals allowed in the MLS Eastern Conference.
Inter’s offence hasn’t been much better, scoring 39 times. It is the sixth-lowest tally of goals in the Eastern Conference.
So, with such a poor attack and poor defence, it is actually fitting that Miami do not make the playoffs. Messi simply provided a midseason glimmer of hope to the Herons.
Messi’s injuries and lack of recent match time is reminiscent of David Beckham’s first season in MLS with the LA Galaxy. Beckham joined the Galaxy amid great fanfare, but his body couldn’t take the rigours of MLS after playing a full European football campaign.
Coincidentally, Beckham is the face of the Miami franchise and owns a portion of the club. Just like in 2007, when Beckham wasn’t able to finish the campaign, Messi looks highly doubtful to play in Miami’s final matches.
Playoff qualification looks unlikely, which means MLS’s biggest star won’t play in the postseason. But MLS fans maybe getting tired of Messi already. The price of tickets to matches have become a major talking point in the United States and Canada.
Some fans have been quoted $15,000 for a season ticket. The American love affair with Messi could end just as quickly as it began.
While he led Miami to the Leagues Cup and US Open Cup finals, Messi has only played four MLS matches since arriving in July. He scored one goal and assisted two.
If Miami can get a fully fit Messi in 2024, then the Herons could be the best MLS team of all time. But as long as Messi is unable to play a full season, Miami may continue to come up short.
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OVERALL TABLE OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/- 1Vancouver Whitecaps 52 29 15 7 7 31 2Saint Louis City 51 29 14 9 6 16 3FC Dallas 50 29 14 8 7 8 4San Jose Earthquakes 47 29 13 8 8 10 5Houston Dynamo 46 29 13 7 9 2 6Los Angeles FC 45 30 12 9 9 15 7Seattle Sounders 41 29 11 8 10 2 8Los Angeles Galaxy 39 30 10 9 11 -9 9Colorado Rapids 38 29 11 5 13 0 10San Diego 33 29 8 9 12 -3 11Portland Timbers 33 29 9 6 14 -5 12Real Salt Lake 33 29 9 6 14 -5 13Minnesota United 31 29 7 10 12 -9 14Austin FC 31 29 7 10 12 -17 15Sporting Kansas City 22 29 6 4 19 -37 Play-off 1/8-finalsPlay-off 1/16-finalsEastern Conference
OVERALL TABLE OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/- 1Nashville SC 66 29 20 6 3 41 2Inter Miami CF 52 29 14 10 5 20 3New England Revolution 49 29 15 4 10 7 4Chicago Fire 48 29 14 6 9 9 5Charlotte FC 46 29 13 7 9 8 6Philadelphia Union 45 29 13 6 10 13 7Orlando City SC 38 29 11 5 13 -15 8FC Cincinnati 36 28 9 9 10 -8 9New York Red Bulls 36 29 10 6 13 -15 10New York City FC 33 29 8 9 12 2 11Toronto FC 33 29 7 12 10 -11 12DC United 33 28 7 12 9 -11 13Columbus Crew 32 29 9 5 15 -3 14Atlanta United 30 29 8 6 15 -12 15Montreal Impact 24 29 6 6 17 -24 Play-off 1/8-finalsPlay-off 1/16-finalsPick of the day
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