Inter Miami and Colorado Rapids draw 2-2 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

FORT LAUDERDALE. Inter Miami manages to recover against Colorado Rapids with a penalty kick on the R. Navarro 45' and a goal on the C. Bassett 88'.

By
David Brown
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Inter Miami and Colorado Rapids draw 2-2 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

FORT LAUDERDALE. Inter Miami finds its way back against Colorado Rapids with a penalty kick on the R. Navarro 45′ and a goal on the C. Bassett 88′. Inter Miami was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)

The match was played at the DRV PNK Stadium stadium in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Ted Unkel who was helped by Corey Rockwell and Ryan Graves. The 4th official was Alyssa Nichols. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was hot at 25.91 degrees Celsius or 78.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Inter Miami

2 - 2

Team 1

Colorado Rapids

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 17 Total 7
  • 7 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 2
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 100 Attack 112
  • 45 Dangerous attack 50
  • 81 Ball safe 81
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 6 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 13 Total 13
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Inter Miami had a superior ball possession 58% while Colorado Rapids was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Colorado Rapids was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Colorado Rapids to win the match​.

Inter Miami shot 17 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Colorado Rapids shot 7 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Inter Miami received 3 yellow cards (Marcelo Weigandt, Jordi Alba and Franco Negri). Talking about the opposition, Colorado Rapids received 2 yellow cards (Rafael Navarro and Kévin Cabral).

Match Timeline

19'
Rafael Navarro- Yellow
Franco Negri- Yellow
38'
40'
Kévin Cabral- Yellow
D. Gómez- sub ->Leonardo Campana
42'
45'
Rafael Navarro(penalty)
Lionel Messi  - sub ->L. Sunderland
46'
Lionel Messi  (goal)Franco Negri
57'
Sergio Busquets- sub ->Tomás Avilés
56'
Leonardo Afonso(goal)David Ruíz
60'
Marcelo Weigandt- sub ->Julian Gressel
56'
64'
Calvin Harris- sub ->Omir Fernandez
64'
D. Yapi- sub ->Kévin Cabral
Jordi Alba- sub ->Leonardo Afonso
70'
77'
K. Stewart-Baynes- sub ->Oliver Larraz
85'
Lamine Diack- sub ->Rafael Navarro
88'
Cole Bassett(goal)Calvin Harris
Marcelo Weigandt- Yellow
90'
Jordi Alba- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Inter Miami
24
12
Cincinnati
21
11
Toronto
19
11
New York RB
17
11
Columbus Crew
15
10
Philadelphia Union
14
10
New York City
14
10
DC United
14
11
Charlotte
14
11
Atlanta United
12
10
CF Montréal
12
10
Nashville SC
11
10
Chicago Fire
10
11
Orlando City
9
10
New England
7
10

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Salt Lake
21
11
Minnesota United
20
10
Vancouver Whitecaps
18
10
LA Galaxy
18
10
Austin
16
11
Colorado Rapids
15
10
Los Angeles FC
15
11
Houston Dynamo
14
10
St. Louis City
13
10
Sporting KC
11
11
Portland Timbers
10
11
Seattle Sounders
9
10
Dallas
8
10
SJ Earthquakes
7
11

After this contest, Inter Miami has 12 points like Philadelphia Union, Columbus Crew and Cincinnati to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Colorado Rapids will has 9 points like Austin to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

Inter Miami – Formation

Inter Miami
G
Drake Callender 1.United States
6.7
D
R. Sailor 15.United States
6.8
D
Noah Allen 32.United States
7.0
D
Franco Negri 33.Argentina
7.7
38'
D
David Ruíz 41.Honduras
8.1
M
Tomás Avilés 6.Argentina
6.7
56'
M
Julian Gressel 24.Germany
7.5
56'
M
L. Sunderland 43.United States
6.7
46'
M
S. Borgelin 49.Haiti
6.7
M
Leonardo Afonso 73.Brazil
8.1
70' Goals60'
F
Leonardo Campana 8.Ecuador
6.7
42'
Substitutes
G
CJ dos Santos 13.United States
D
Jordi Alba 18.Spain
6.7
70' 90'
D
Nicolás Freire  21.Argentina
D
Marcelo Weigandt 57.Argentina
6.8
56' 90'
M
Sergio Busquets 5.Spain
7.1
56'
M
D. Gómez 20.Paraguay
7.3
42'
M
Benja Cremaschi  30.United States
F
Luis Suárez 9.Uruguay
F
Lionel Messi   10.Argentina
8.5
46' Goals57'

Inter Miami started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Gerardo Daniel Martino decided to play with the following team: Drake Callender (6.7), David Ruíz (8.1), R. Sailor (6.8), Noah Allen (7.0), Franco Negri (7.7), Tomás Avilés (6.7), S. Borgelin (6.7), Julian Gressel (7.5), L. Sunderland (6.7), Leonardo Afonso (8.1) and Leonardo Campana (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Sergio Busquets (7.1), Luis Suárez, Lionel Messi   (8.5), CJ dos Santos, Jordi Alba (6.7), D. Gómez (7.3), Nicolás Freire , Benja Cremaschi  and Marcelo Weigandt (6.8).

Inter Miami could not rely on the presence of D. Gómez (injured) and Jordi Alba (injured).

Substitutions

Inter Miami made 5 changes: L. Sunderland for Lionel Messi   (46′), Leonardo Campana for D. Gómez (42′), Leonardo Afonso for Jordi Alba (70′), Tomás Avilés for Sergio Busquets (56′) and Julian Gressel for Marcelo Weigandt (56′).

Player of the match: Lionel Messi  ​

The player that probably impressed the most for Inter Miami was Lionel Messi  .

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 40 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

His performance was fantastic also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 46′.

Colorado Rapids – Formation

Colorado Rapids
G
Zack Steffen 95.United States
7.3
D
Sam Vines 3.United States
7.0
D
Andreas Maxsø 5.Denmark
7.0
D
S. Anderson 22.United States
6.8
D
M. Bombito 64.Canada
7.0
M
Djordje Mihailovic 10.United States
6.4
M
Omir Fernandez 11.United States
6.4
64'
M
Oliver Larraz 18.United States
6.7
77'
M
Cole Bassett 23.United States
7.5
Goals88'
M
Kévin Cabral 91.France
7.0
64' 40'
F
Rafael Navarro 9.Brazil
7.5
85' 19' Goals45'
Substitutes
G
A. Beaudry 31.United States
D
Lalas Abubakar 6.Ghana
D
M. Edwards 34.United States
D
J. Travis 99.United States
M
Lamine Diack 8.Senegal
6.7
85'
F
Calvin Harris 14.England
7.0
64'
F
K. Stewart-Baynes 27.
6.3
77'
F
D. Yapi 77.United States
6.7
64'

Colorado Rapids started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Chris Armas played with: Zack Steffen (7.3), S. Anderson (6.8), M. Bombito (7.0), Andreas Maxsø (7.0), Sam Vines (7.0), Cole Bassett (7.5), Oliver Larraz (6.7), Omir Fernandez (6.4), Djordje Mihailovic (6.4), Kévin Cabral (7.0) and Rafael Navarro (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Lalas Abubakar, Lamine Diack (6.7), Calvin Harris (7.0), W. Frederick, K. Stewart-Baynes (6.3), A. Beaudry, M. Edwards, D. Yapi (6.7) and J. Travis.

Substitutions

Colorado Rapids made 4 changes: Rafael Navarro for Lamine Diack (85′), Kévin Cabral for D. Yapi (64′), Oliver Larraz for K. Stewart-Baynes (77′) and Omir Fernandez for Calvin Harris (64′).

Player of the match: Rafael Navarro​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Colorado Rapids was Rafael Navarro.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 27 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 16.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​