Messi dazzles, Griezmann sweeps and Martín Ojeda signs the goal of the day
Leo Messi dazzled with a double in the victory of Inter Miami against Atlanta United (3-1), while Antoine Griezmann He led the victory with two goals and an assist Orlando City against DC United (4-1), in which the Argentine Martin Ojeda He scored the goal of the day in the MLS with a spectacular acrobatic back-heel shot.
Messi reached 25 goals in MLS with his double against Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino’s Atlanta United. Cristian González’s Garzas achieved their third victory and are second in the East with 55 points, eleven behind Nashville.
Griezmann continued his great moment with a double and an assist in Orlando City’s 4-1 victory against DC United, which keeps the Florida team seventh in the East, in playoff positions. The Frenchman opened the scoring in the fifteenth minute with a pass from Argentine Martín Ojeda and returned the assist seven minutes later to make it 2-0, which Ojeda himself signed with a spectacular acrobatic back-heel shot.
Israeli Tai Baribo brought DC United closer with a penalty in added time of the first half, but Griezmann scored again in the 50th minute. Croatian Marco Pasalic completed the rout in stoppage time.
Chicago falls but sneaks into the play off
Valencian Carles Gil also stood out, who gave an assist in the New England Revolution’s victory against the Chicago Fire. Despite the defeat, the Chicago team ensured its presence in the playoffs for the second consecutive year.
Minnesota United came back from 0-2 down and won 3-2 against St. Louis City, who wasted a two-goal lead gained in the first ten minutes and saw their 19-game unbeaten streak interrupted.
The Vancouver Whitecaps also came back, winning 1-2 at Austin FC with goals from Ryan Gauld and Yadaly Diaby. Myrto Uzuni put Austin ahead in the 41st minute, but Gauld equalized in the 46th minute with a pass from Emmanuel Sabbi. Diaby came on in the 65th minute and decided the match six minutes later.
Sergi Solans ‘wet’ in Real Salt Lake’s victory
The Catalan Sergi Solans contributed with a goal in Real Salt Lake’s 1-3 victory at Sporting Kansas City, in a match in which Morgan Guilavogui scored a double.
In the Texas derby, Croatian Petar Musa rescued a 2-2 draw for FC Dallas at the Houston Dynamo with a converted penalty in the 101st minute. Christian Cappis had put Dallas ahead in the twelfth minute and Musa wasted a penalty in the 29th minute. Mexican Héctor Herrera equalized in the 49th minute and Mateusz Bogusz put Houston ahead with a penalty in the 94th minute, before that Musa avoided the defeat of the visitors.
In New York, Colombian Andrés Perea rescued a 1-1 draw for New York City against Los Angeles FC, although his team has gone five games without a win. For its part, Toronto FC won 0-2 at the New York Red Bulls field. An own goal by Justin Che in the third minute put the Canadian team ahead and Hungarian Daniel Salloi scored in the 82nd minute, assisted by Jonathan Osorio.
