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MLS USA went on hiatus on July 15th.to resolve the League Cup dispute that brings teams from that league and Liga MX together in a five-week event. During this time it was one of the most outstanding events in the history of North American football: Lionel Messi made his debut at Inter Miami. And his presentation could not have been more spectacular.
Final against Nashville is around the corner, Argentine star team It is already designated as the main attraction of the tournament.. It’s that if what was done in the first part of the season was a concern, Messi’s intervention completely changed his present. Today one of major title contendersbesides, it is in the last place. Yes, only Messi can do that.
It seems like a crazy claim, but since that last game they lost 3-0 to St. Louis City, the Florida team is no longer that scary and messy group that only scored 18 points in 22 games. Today, Inter Miami plays with the safety of his number ten.
He has 10 dates to get out of the bottom and make the playoffs. MLS It will resume on Sunday, August 20, in the 24th round. The regular phase consists of 34 games. There are two conferences. The top seven qualify directly to the quarter-finals of each of them, while the eighth and ninth play a consolation game called the play-in.
Eastern Conferenceconsisting of 15 teams and where Inter Miami is located, has Cincinnati as the clear leader in first position with 51 units. Argentinean Luciano Acosta is its most outstanding player. It ranks 8 points above its closest rival, New England.
In addition, Atlanta United is in this area, whose figure is the world champion in the Argentine national team Thiago Almada, and was led by the current Inter Miami coach Gerardo Martino.
Messi’s new team is the last in his area 12 points from the play-in area and 17 from direct entry in the playoffs. He has only won 5 out of 22 games and has not won since May 13, 12th. The task of Messi, Jordi Alba and Busquets, the other figures who have joined this transfer market, is enormous.
V western conferenceconsisting of 14 teams, everything seems to be a little smoother, at least for now. First up is Saint Louis City., which is in its debut season. This results in 4 points from the Seattle Sounders Nicolás Lodeiro and from Los Angeles Carlos Vela, the reigning MLS champion.
Apart from Messi and his former teammates from Barcelona, Miami picture pledges were signed by young Argentineans Tomas Aviles and Facundo Farias and Paraguayan Diego Gomez. It was undoubtedly the team that is best established in this transfer market.
But it was not the only one. Diego Rossi returned to American football to play for the Columbus Crew; Christian Arango arrives at Real Salt Lake; Julian Fernandez signed with New York and Aaron Bupendza arrived in Cincinnati. Certainly These are signings with a much lower status than Saudi Arabia, but they will look to increase competition.
The current league scorer is Germany’s Hani Mukhtar of Nashville SC with 13 goals. Only one less Gabonese Denis Bouanga from Los Angeles. The leaders in assists are Almada and Colombian Cucho Hernandez with 10.
The playoffs begin on October 25, with December 9 set to be the first day on the Argentine star’s calendar: the 2023 MLS Grand Final.