Starring Xherdan Shaqiri and Maren Haile-Selassier, the Chicago Fire thrashed Inter Miami 4-1, who were without Lionel Messi for the fourth straight game without a win in as many matches.
The Argentine star and 2022 world champion has been sidelined since September 20 when he was injured in the game against Toronto FC and his condition is being re-evaluated day by day.
Shaqiri opened the scoring in the 49th minute, with the visitors temporarily equalizing with a well-placed penalty shot by Joseph Martines. Haile-Selassie’s two goals followed and the former ace of Basel, Bayern Munich, Inter and Liverpool “wrote” a 4-1 final.
It is worth noting that for the Chicago Fire of the Greek-American Frank Klopas, with assistants Nikos Kostenoglou and Theodoris Antonopoulos, Giorgos Koutsias played as a starter, who was substituted in the 69th minute and was replaced by Kasper Przybilko.
However, Inter Miami is still alive in MLS playoff contention as long as they win their remaining games against Cincinnati and Charlotte (two with that team), with the regular season ending on October 22.
It is worth noting that the match was sold out, as 61,000 tickets were available, a record for Soldier Field, which for the first time opened the upper deck for a football match.
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Source: Sport Fm
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