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Inter Miami eliminated from MLS playoff contention despite Messi’s return

08-Oct-2023 11:42:11 | The Guardian

• Miami lost 1-0 to Cincinnati on Saturday night
• Messi returned from injury to play 35 minutes

Lionel Messi’s first season in Major League Soccer will end without a trip to the playoffs after Inter Miami’s 1-0 loss to FC Cincinnati on Saturday night.

Messi entered in the 55th minute and went scoreless for the fourth straight league game since getting a goal in the 89th minute of his MLS debut. The defeat eliminated Miami from contention with two games remaining. He had missed five of the team’s six previous games in all competitions because of a leg injury.