Lionel Messi failed to help his side Inter Miami secure a win in the final match of the MLS season as they lost 1-0 to Charlotte FC.
Inter Miami conceded in the 13th minute as they faced Charlotte FC in the final match of the season at the Bank of America Stadium.
Charlotte FC’s Kerwin Vargas scored the opening goal of the match which saw the hosts beat Inter Miami whom they faced for the second time in four days.
Argentine skipper leveled the scores to get Inter Miami back into the game early in the second half but it was called back for offside.
The Argentine failed to replicate his success in the COMENBOL World Cup qualifier that saw him overtake Luis Suarez as the highest goalscorer.
The Argentine bagged a brace against Peru which saw him get 31 goals in the qualifiers and surpassed Suarez who’s on 29 goals.
He failed to do that against Charlotte FC and this is coming on the same day Cristiano Ronaldo scored a spectacular free-kick to ensure Al-Nassr beat Damk FC in the Saudi Pro League.
Lionel Messi-led Inter Miami had already been missed out of MLS playoffs even before they headed into the final game.
The win against Inter Miami means Charlotte FC will move on to the MLS postseason, while Lionel Messi and co will miss out.
Vargas’ early goal was very important for the hosts as they previously drew with Inter Miami in South Florida earlier in the week.
Vargas made sure that Charlotte immediately seized control of the rematch, giving his side an early lift.
Messi tried his best to lift the spirit of the MLS side in the second half after a quiet first half but it was not enough for the side.
Lionel Messi
Lionel Andrés Messi also known as Leo Messi, is an Argentine footballer who was born on 24 June, 1987 and plays as a forward for MLS side Inter Miami and captains Argentina national team.
Lionel Messi is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Messi has won a record seven Ballon d’Or awards and a record six European Golden Shoes, and in 2020 he was named in the Ballon d’Or Dream Team.
Lionel Messi most recently led Argentina to the FIFA World Cup trophy in Qatar where he faced off with his former PSG teammate Kylian Mbappe in the final.
With Argentina, Messi won the 2021 Copa América and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
He is a prolific goalscorer and creative playmaker, Messi holds the records for most goals in La Liga (474), most hat-tricks in La Liga (36) and the UEFA Champions League (eight), and most assists in La Liga (192) and the Copa América (17).
He also has the most international goals by a South American male (106) and has scored over 800 senior career goals for club and country, and has the most goals by a player for a single club (672).
