2-0: Leo Messi does not arrive in time to save Inter Miami

Leo Messi He started as a substitute and took the field in the 56th minute, unable to avoid Inter Miami’s 2-0 defeat against the New York Red Bulls, in an MLS match marked by errors in the Florida team’s ball delivery and a crossbar. Telasco Segovia in the final stretch.

An own goal Casemiro in the seventh minute and another from the Swede Emil Forsberg In added time they punished an Inter Miami that avoided a bigger setback thanks to several worthy saves from the Canadian Dayne St. Clair.

The goalkeeper prevented the defeat from being a rout. He responded to Ronald Donkor’s attempts and, after the break, twice denied Mexican Jorge Ruvalcaba the goal, before also stopping a shot from Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.

Inter Miami accumulated inaccuracies when starting plays from behind and gave chances to an opponent who found spaces to threaten long before sentencing.

The entry of Messi, replacing Riquelme Fillipi, was not enough to change the result. The Argentine came on with his team already behind and looked for a tie that was especially close in the 84th minute.

After a save by Ethan Horvath on Santiago Morales, Venezuelan Telasco Segovia hit the crossbar with a shot, in one of the visitors’ best opportunities.

From a possible tie it went to a final 2-0. Forsberg, who had entered in the 85th minute, closed the match in the 91st minute with a pass from Cameron Harper.

Inter Miami was second in the East with 55 points, fifteen behind Nashville, which mathematically won the Supporters’ Shield, the award for the best team of the regular season, after winning 0-2 in Montreal.

Nashville has 70 points with three games remaining and won the trophy for the first time.