historic beating, red to Busquets and three Argentines left him without a point

Inter Miami I had been getting good results without Lionel Messiwinning four games in a row in the MLS since the 10 Argentines left the team to join the Selection. All that ended this Saturday, on a night of terror before Cincinnatiwith a defeat against them that was a beating and the expulsion of Sergio Busquets. Furthermore, his rival took him off the top of the league table. Eastern Conference.

To the team of Tata Martino His streak was broken, and in what way. At halftime he was already losing 4-1, with the Argentines Luciano Acosta y Yamil Asad scoring on the list of scorers. The return from the locker room was devastating: after 15 minutes Busquets protested a judge’s ruling, received a yellow card and insisted vehemently with his claim until he received the red card.

The elegant 35-year-old Spanish midfielder had barely three expulsions in his 912 games as a professional (all three with Barcelona, ​​only one for a direct red card), a revealing fact for a player who always stood out for becoming the boss of the midfield, prioritizing ball handling over the need to kick.

In a league that takes care of forms and sanctions discussions with those who administer justice, Busquets was forced to go to the showers with his team down 5-1. It seemed that an even bigger rout was coming but Cincinnati, one of the best teams in the United States before and after Messi’s arrivaltook his foot off the accelerator and in that last hour only scored one more goal.

In addition to Asad and Acosta, he was also a starter in the winner Luca Orellanothe former Vélez who earned his place in Cincinnati’s 11 by dint of dribbles and great goals, like the one he scored recently against Philadelphia.

Inter Miami was “only” missing Messi and Luis Suarez (committed to the Uruguay National Team), his two top scorers so far in the tournament, with 12 goals each, but Tata had several well-known names, including the Argentinians Marcelo Weigandt, Franco Negri and Federico Redondocon Tomas Aviles on the substitute bench.

Other familiar names also played, such as the goalkeeper. Drake Callender, Bejamín Cremaschi, Julian Gressel, Leonardo Campana y Robert Taylor. That is, everyone except Messi and Suárez.

Those in pink had been coping well without their top figures: after the 3-3 draw with St. Louis City SC, with the 10 on the field, they then had four consecutive wins against Philadelphia, Columbus Crew, Nashville SC and Charlotte FC, and all with the same result, 2-1.

Inter Miami put an end to its streak with the worst possible rival because Cincinnati had been stalking it in the table since the beginning of the MLS, which is on its 24th out of 38. Now it is the new leader, not to mention that it owes a game for what the difference could be four units.