Marcelo Claure’s New York City FC tied with Messi’s Inter Miami

In a dramatic finale, Marcelo Claure’s New York City FC tied 1-1 with Inter Miami, of Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez. The Bolivian team tied at 95 minutes of the match played at Yankee Stadium, on matchday 30 of the 2024 MLS Eastern Conference.

“Today, @newyorkcityfc fought until the end, equalizing in the final minute against @InterMiamiCF. I leave Yankee Stadium satisfied knowing that this team can play against any team in @MLS. I’m excited to face @NewYorkRedBulls,” Claure said on his social media accounts.

Claure’s new club welcomed Argentine star Messi for the first time in the Big Apple, in front of more than 40 thousand spectators. A header from James Sands, after a corner, gave NYCFC the equalizer after the Ecuadorian Leonardo Campana had opened the scoring, at 75 minutes, for Inter Miami.

Messi’s debut at the temple of baseball was not a show, at least in the first few minutes of the game. Santiago Rodriguez, the New York team’s number 10, shone at the start.

In the first partthe game had few chancess de gol. New York City FC put pressure on a team that was struggling to find its feet on a pitch that seemed to be uncomfortable for it.

In the complement, They had to exceed 20 minutes for the emotions to appear. In the 75th minute, the visiting team Campana surprised with a first-time shot from the edge of the six-yard box, after a pass from Jordi Alba following a pass from Messi.

When everything seemed that Gerardo Martino’s team would celebrate the victory, Sands won the mark over Argentine Tomas Aviles and he headed the ball to make it 1-1, in the last moments of the match, after a corner kick.

The tie was fair, due to the procedure of the move. On the next date, the Bolivian team will visit New York Red Bulls, starting at 7:30 p.m. Bolivian time, for the 31st date of the 2024 MLS Eastern Conference. NYCFC will play the New York derby, in a duel with a historic rivalry.