![Inter Miami rescued an agonizing draw in the last play of the match against New York City, with Messi’s second absence [Video] – The NY Journal](https://morningexpress.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-1710637884-750x375.jpg "Inter Miami rescued an agonizing draw in the last play of the match against New York City, with Messi’s second absence [Video] – The NY Journal")
Without the Argentine star Lionel Messi, Inter Miami cannot find victory and this Saturday suffered to rescue a 1-1 draw against New York City on the hour in a match played at the DRV PNK Stadium.
After this equality, the South Florida team complicated its chances of making it to the MLS playoff with only four games left to finish the campaign.
Those led by Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino had a dramatic end to the game where they even came close to turning the score around.; However, the crossbar denied David Ruíz the glory of victory after crashing his shot that bounced near the goal line and finally escaped.
The visiting team went ahead on the scoreboard in the 76th minute through Santiago Rodríguez who received the ball near the crescent, drove between three to get into the area and practically without angles shot with power to beat Drake Callender.
Inter Miami did not give up, they got the tie in the fourth minute of added time with a header from Tomás Avilés preceded by a corner kick. The Argentine defender rose higher than his mark and headed the ball into the back of the net.
Counting this setback and the US Open Cup final that they lost against the Houston Dynamo, Inter Miami has two losses, two draws and one victory in its last five games.
Fight for the playoff
‘Las Herons’ are thirteenth in the Eastern Conference and have 33 points after 30 games while Montreal, which is ninth (the last place that gives access to the playoffs), has 37 points after 31 games.
Inter Miami will play next Wednesday in Chicago against the Fire, which is another playoff contender.
On Saturday they will host Cincinnati, which won the MLS Supporters’ Shield this Saturday (the award for the best MLS team in the regular season) but no longer plays anything in the remainder of the season until the ‘playoff’, and will close the campaign with a double duel against Charlotte, another team in the fight for the playoffs.
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