Lionel Messi and Inter Miami had another first during their historical summer together.
Instead, this one wasn’t as exciting despite a back-and-forth affair on the pitch on Wednesday night.
Messi was held scoreless for the second time as Inter Miami finished in a 0-0 draw against Nashville SC at DRV PNK Stadium in a rematch of their Leagues Cup final from Aug. 19.
“What we have to do is move on. This can happen,” coach Tata Martino said after Inter Miami failed to win its first game of the Messi era.
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami had another first during their historical summer together.
Instead, this one wasn’t as exciting despite a back-and-forth affair on the pitch on Wednesday night.
Messi was held scoreless for the second time as Inter Miami finished in a 0-0 draw against Nashville SC at DRV PNK Stadium in a rematch of their Leagues Cup final from Aug. 19.
“What we have to do is move on. This can happen,” coach Tata Martino said after Inter Miami failed to win its first game of the Messi era.
It was a tactic that frustrated the Miami players and coach Gerardo 'Tata' Martino all evening.
"When you put that many players in the opponent's box, of course you'll keep a clean sheet," said Martino, who also lamented post-game about his lack of time to work with his squad thanks to the compressed schedule since he took over.
"I've been with the team for two months, but it's really been only 50-52 days of actually working with the team. We still haven't had a full week working with them. Playing every four days hasn't allowed us enough time to train and really build this group."
Messi had several opportunities to score on free kicks, as he has done while scoring 11 goals in his previous nine games with the MLS club.
But he was unable to recreate the Messi Mania magic that has made Inter Miami so entertaining since his arrival and first game in July.
While Inter Miami has yet to lose a match, Inter Miami and Nashville settled for one point each in the MLS Eastern Conference playoff race after this match. But three points would’ve been preferred.
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