In a friendly match held this morning (February 16), Inter Miami drew 1-1 against Newells Old Boys. Messi did not play impressively when meeting his old team.The present time 0:00/Length 4:58Loaded :2.65%

Inter Miami performed very poorly in a series of pre-season friendly matches, losing 6/8 recent matches. This morning (February 16), they entered the final friendly match before the new season when facing Newells Old Boys. However, they could not improve the situation as they only drew 1-1 with their opponents.

Messi could not score against his former team Newells Old Boys (Photo: AFP).

In this match, Messi officially appeared on the field against his old team. That was El Pulga’s first starting match for Inter Miami since the match against Al Hilal on January 30. Messi pairs with familiar teammate Luis Suarez in attack.

Inter Miami entered quite proactively in this match. In the 21st minute, Luis Suarez fell in the penalty area of ​​Newells Old Boys, but the referee did not give Inter Miami a penalty after consulting VAR.

10 minutes later, Messi had a breakthrough situation between the siege of 4 opposing players but narrowly missed the post. That was also the most notable ball of the Argentine superstar in this match.

In the 60th minute, Messi was substituted to give Sunderland his place. Just 3 minutes later, Inter Miami opened the scoring. Starting from a corner kick, Borgelin jumped high and headed the ball into the Newells Old Boys net.

Inter Miami disappointed when they drew 1-1 with Newells Old Boys (Photo: Newells Old Boys).

However, Inter Miami could not maintain a good position. After the defeat, Newells Old Boys pressed forward to attack and pressure the opponent’s field. Finally, the Argentine club’s efforts were rewarded in the 83rd minute. The player who replaced Messi, Sunderland, made a mistake, giving Franco Diaz the opportunity to rush straight into the penalty area and easily defeat goalkeeper Callender. The match ended with a draw of 1-1.

After this match, Inter Miami will prepare for the opening match in the American Professional League against Real Salt Lake at 08:00 on February 22.