Lionel Messi criticised for poor performance in 1-1 draw against New York

London London. At Yankee Stadium, New York City FC and Inter Miami CF tied 1-1 in an MLS game. Leonardo Campana opened the score for Inter Miami in the 75th minute, but James Sands equalized with a header in the 90+5th minute. The game saw both clubs share a point each, with New York City having 17 shots of which 4 were on target, while Inter Miami had 6 shots of which 2 were on target. The game was notable for the 9 yellow cards shown overall, with 15 fouls from NYCFC and 18 from Inter Miami.

Fans on X criticized Lionel Messi after Inter Miami's disappointing performance against New York City at Yankee Stadium on September 21. New York started well, with Santiago Rodriguez hitting the post in just nine minutes. After halftime, they created several strong chances but failed to capitalize on them. Inter Miami moved the pace of the game with a goal from Leonardo Campana in the 75th minute. But James Sands scored his first MLS goal by scoring the equalizer for New York in the fifth minute of stoppage time.

Messi returned to the starting lineup and played the entire match, yet Fotomob gave his performance a rating of just 5.8. He missed nine duels, failed to complete any crosses, had just one shot on target and failed to create any chances.

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