Inter Miami’s Dream of a Hypothetical Treble Comes Crashing Down

There was a moment this season when Inter Miami even dreamed of a hypothetical treble. If this had been the case, the team led by Messi and directed by Tata Martino would have achieved one of the most incredible achievements in the history of sport, but, at some point in history, everything ended up going wrong.

After a streak of 12 games without conceding a single defeat, those from Florida found themselves with a title won, waiting to play in a final and with more than real options to qualify for the MLS playoffs. But at that precise moment, a hurricane of setbacks was responsible for destroying everything built by Messi and company.

Inter Miami, which had broken its streak in a match against Atlanta United a couple of dates before, ended up losing the final of the US Open Cup against a Houston Dynamo that took advantage of the crisis that was beginning to be experienced within the de la Garza club. Since that tough defeat for the title, the Florida team’s record is one to forget: 3 losses and 2 draws in MLS.

That series of bad games and worse results left Inter Miami out of the positions that give access to the postseason and without what would have been the second of the titles. On this Saturday’s day, Tata Martino’s team officially said goodbye to the season with a narrow defeat against Charlotte that gives food for thought for the upcoming season.

The reasons for the fall

The Florida club, which began an exciting project in July by signing several world stars, such as Messi, Busquets and Alba, also shored up the future with several young and talented reinforcements, such as Avilés and Farías. Although at the beginning, the team did not need an acclimatization period to achieve the results, the team little by little began to notice more and more this lack of understanding as a result of a very renewed squad.

On the other hand, Inter Miami’s frenetic calendar, intertwined with FIFA dates, left its biggest star, Leo Messi, ‘KO’. With the Argentine’s repeated absences due to discomfort, the team lost its compass and most decisive player at a key moment. The necessary breaks for Busquets and a minor injury to Jordi Alba left the team devoid of its stars for several games.

And finally, fortune, or whatever you want to call it. At the start, Inter Miami ended up tipping the balance on their side in very close matches or even in those where they were inferior, they even won 3 matches very quickly by penalty shoot-outs. Since the drop in performance, the team did not save a single adverse result throughout the season.

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2023-10-22 10:20:33
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