Against an opponent that had faced each other in the Leagues Cup and MLS 2023, Dallas, Inter Miami had a deadlocked match and suffered their first defeat in 2024 despite recently increasing their attack force with the addition of Luis Suarez. reunited with Messi.
After the opening whistle, Inter Miami was soon led by the opponent in the 3rd minute. From a coordinated situation in the middle, Jesus Ferreira successfully penetrated Drake Callender’s net when Inter Miami’s defense lacked concentration.
Despite being behind, Messi and his teammates quickly regained their spirit and played enthusiastically again. With four former Barcelona players in the squad, Inter Miami continuously created pressure situations
Unfortunately, the final finishing step was unsuccessful with a ball control rate of up to 69%, finishing 6 times and 3 times more than the opponent.
Messi played for nearly 65 minutes but could not help Inter Miami win
After the break, Messi and Suarez were still kept in the squad with the hope of bringing a goal to equalize the score. But in the first 15 minutes of the second half, this attacking duo was only strong in dangerous situations when the whole team actively attacked.
By the time Busquets and the duo were withdrawn to rest, Inter Miami was almost struggling in attack.
Even in the 82nd minute, Dallas almost doubled the gap from a counterattack with 3 consecutive shots but all failed due to the concentration of Inter Miami’s defense.
Inter Miami lost to Dallas
In the end, Inter Miami lost 0-1 to Dallas. After 2 matches in the 2024 pre-season, the results of Messi and his teammates were relatively disappointing with 1 draw and 1 loss.
In the upcoming series, Inter Miami will travel to Saudi Arabia to face Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr respectively. In particular, the match against Benzema’s team will take place at dawn on January 30, three days later they will face Ronaldo’s team.
