Lionel Messi and Inter Miami suffered a shock elimination in the first round of the Major League Soccer (MLS) playoffs on Saturday, losing 3-2 to No. 9 seed Atlanta United on home soil in the best-of-three series decider.
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami suffered a shock elimination in the first round of the Major League Soccer playoffs on Saturday, losing 3-2 to No. 9 seed Atlanta United on home soil in the best-of-three series decider. Miami midfielder Matías Rojas opened the scoring in the 17th minute, but Atlanta United hit back soon after with two goals in two minutes from striker Jamal Thiaré to take the lead at half time.
” “It is clear that it has been done this way for many years, but if you ask me, if it were up to me, I would have the champion of one conference against the champion of the other, to make it as fair as possible, that’s how it is,” he said, per ESPN. “I repeat, congratulations to the rival team. I think they competed very well against us, they knew their weapons, the goalkeeper was spectacular … I think that is what clearly marked the difference.
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