Messi and Suarez miss MLS pre-season to avoid Inter Miami's loss against Dallas

After playing his first preseason game Major League Soccer 2024 vs El Salvador chosen as visitors, Inter Miami traveled to Texas to face FC Dallas in a second friendly From his production to an interesting campaign. Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez had tries but the Cowboys held on to win at home.

The match was held at the historic North American football stadium, the Cotton Bowl. The Herons failed to beat a goal saved by Martin Pius -in the first half- and substitutes Jimmy Maurer or Juan Antonio Carrera filled in. Despite this, The players led by 'Tada' Martino showed their fans some attractive football.

In the 3rd minute Jordi Alba got the ball that made the difference.The Texan franchise's offensive transition was quick with his nods to Paul Arreola and Jesus Ferreira, in which the USMNT forward didn't hesitate to take the perfect cross shot to beat Drake Calender.

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Chances for Inter Miami

After the team led by Nicolás Esteves scored, Herons continued with the game idea of ​​moving the ball to find gaps in the opponent's territory, so it didn't take long for Messi to create an action. In the first instance '10' tried to score an Olympic goal from the right corner, but Pius saved his goal..

There was the next dangerous move It ended at the feet of the Inter Miami captain, but unfortunately for the Argentine star, FC Dallas' Dutch goalkeeper deflected his shot towards the corner.. The play came after stealing a ball from the visitors, where Busquets took care of his eternal teammate completely alone and directed him between the lines.

Finally, in the first episode of the match, Luis Suarez also had a chance to level the score, but his attempted shot went just wide of the Cowboys' goal. There was magical interplay between Alba, Messi and Suarez, but the Uruguayan couldn't quite direct his shot, all but a fresh warning from Martino's men..

Thinking about Saudi Arabia

After this friendly competition, Structure of DRV PNK Stadium It will take a few days to recover from the exhaustion caused by the tussle against FC Dallas, but then they will have to think about the journey ahead. Saudi Arabia play two games in the Riyadh Season Cup against Al-Hilal (January 29) and Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nasser (February 1)..