FC Dallas 1-0 Inter Miami CF (Jan 22, 2024) Game Analysis

FC Dallas held Lionel Messi and Inter Miami CF scoreless in a 1-0 exhibition win on the Cotton Bowl on Monday evening.

It was the second sport with out a aim at first of Miami’s in depth preseason world tour, following a 0-0 draw with El Salvador on Friday, and the second time that Messi began alongside former Barcelona teammate and new arrival to MLS Luis Suárez.

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Jesús Ferreira scored the one aim of the sport — beating Drake Callender at his far submit minutes into the match — however was subbed off shortly earlier than half-time after taking place with an obvious harm.

Messi’s first two pictures had been saved by Dallas keeper Michael Collodi, who dove to his left to deflect the World Cup winner’s second shot within the twelfth minute. Messi’s third shot was huge left within the twenty seventh minute from a move delivered by Suarez.

Suarez had two pictures on aim within the first half, the primary saved by Collodi. The second sailed huge proper within the forty fourth minute.

Messi and Suarez appeared out of sync with each other because the second half resumed and did not rekindle any of their magic from the Barca days, with Miami supervisor Gerardo Martino subbing each gamers off simply previous the hour mark of the sport.

FC Dallas, which performed on the Cotton Bowl till 2009, held off a flurry of pictures early within the second half pictures on aim behind substitute keeper Antonio Carrera.

“To get to play against Lionel Messi is an unbelievable opportunity,” FC Dallas president Dan Hunt stated previous to the match. “For most people, it’s a never. Most markets never get to bring him … you have the greatest probably of all time, with maybe the exception of Pele, and you get to have him twice in your market — once we hosted at our home, and then we get to share with a different part of the community in Dallas.”

The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner had scored scored twice in Inter Miami’s comeback win over FC Dallas on Aug. 6 at Toyota Stadium of their epic Leagues Cup showdown. Miami went on to win the sport in a shootout en path to the Leagues Cup title.

Next up for Messi and Miami is a pair of matches in Saudi Arabia, together with one towards Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr, earlier than heading to Japan for 2 matches after which returning house for a pleasant towards the Argentine’s youth membership Newell’s Old Boys.

Miami kicks off its MLS marketing campaign at towards Real Salt Lake on Feb. 21, at DRV Pink Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Information from The Associated Press was used on this story.