KOLKATA:- Lionel Messi scored. But his team Inter Miami lost. Inter Miami’s 3-2 loss to Atlanta United sent Messi’s team out of the first round of the Major League Soccer playoffs.
Messi did not score in the previous two matches. Returned in goal against Atlanta.
But he had to leave the field with the shame of losing. Atlanta reached the Eastern Conference semifinals. Messi left.
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However, in the first round of the playoffs, after beating Atlanta 1-2, Miami advanced in the race to get the semi-final clearance. A win on November 2 would have left Miami in the final four of the Eastern Conference with one game to spare. But that day Miami lost the match 2-1. He lost that day too.
Atlanta won the three-match series 2-1 to advance to the semi-finals. Miami took the lead in the 17th minute of the match with Rojas’ goal. Atlanta equalized just 2 minutes later. Jamal scored for them.
Just two minutes later, Jamal gave Atlanta the lead again. Inter Miami equalized in the 65th minute. Messi scored. The match became 2-2. In the 76th minute, Bartoz made it 3-2 for Atlanta.
And Inter Miami could not equalize.
