Lionel Messi scored for Inter Miami in their 2-1 loss against Nashville.
Messi got his third goal in the MLS playoffs against Nashville as their series is now tied 1-1 with a third game on Saturday. With Inter Miami leading the series 1-0, Nashville took a 2-0 lead in the match.
The Argentine received the ball inside the penalty area, he cut inside and his effort beat the goalkeeper for Inter Miami’s goal.
NOT. OVER. YET.
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Nashville defended very well and kept Messi & Co quiet until this spectacular goal. I don’t know how he sees the gap in the crowd of defenders and picks his shots!
Claudio Echeverri is in a tough situation. Bayer Leverkusen is going through a transition period, which makes the team quite unstable. In such circumstances, coaches tend to rely on experienced players who can take responsibility, or on exceptionally talented young players already owned by the club. El Diablito is neither, and to complicate matters, his weekly salary — estimated at €18,000 and fully paid by the German team — is relatively affordable. If his salary represented a significant portion of the payroll, the coach might have felt more pressure to use him more often. At the beginning of the season, I thought the kid was going to have a breakout year that could force Scaloni to reconsider him for the World Cup squad.
Every club in German league used to be an academy for Bayern Munich! However now EPL clubs have recognized the talent they develop and have started focusing on purchasing players more from Budesliga than serie a or tier two leagues. Leverkusen will always be a feeder club and once in a while they will assemble a group of very good players and win something but then they will lose them in the subsequent seasons! Leverkusen, Dortmond and other Bundesliga clubs are academies and good young players with potential are prioritized for more profit from their sales.
Thiago Almada is a remarkably talented player. It is hoped that he will contribute to Argentina’s success in the World Cup once more, provided that the coach’s strategies are optimal and certain player selections are adjusted.