Inter Miami advanced strongly on the MLS rankings after the victory

Despite Lionel Messi's absence, Inter Miami still won an important 3-2 victory over Sporting Kansas City at home. After goalkeeper Drake Callender's mistake led to the opener, the pink shirt team scored 3 goals thanks to Leonardo Campana (2) and Facundo Farias to reverse the situation.

With their second consecutive victory, Inter Miami, although still ranked 14/15 on the MLS Eastern Region rankings, has made a significant improvement. Specifically, with 28 points, they are only 6 points behind DC United, the team held 0-0 by Earthquakes. DC United is ranked 9th, the final position to compete for a ticket to the MLS playoffs.

It is important to know that Inter Miami currently plays 2 fewer matches than DC United, including the postponed confrontation with Charlotte. If we take into account the position to win direct tickets to the Play-offs round (Nashville, 7th), they are still 12 points away (Inter Miami played 1 match less).

Up to now, Inter Miami has been unbeaten in all 12 matches in all competitions since Messi arrived in American football. In MLS alone, they won 10/12 maximum points in the last 4 matches. That is a spectacular advancement if you know that the Florida team went 11 consecutive matches without winning in MLS.

After this match, Inter Miami will visit Atlanta City on September 17, before returning home to face Toronto where Messi is likely to be present.