Inter Miami 3-1 Philadelphia Player Ratings as Messi magic powers the Herons to victory

Inter Miami vs Philadephia’s match was creating a buzz as it was seen as the returning game of Argentine Icon, Lionel Messi, who missed three months of football due to a combination of 2024 Copa America and a subsequent injury. He made his mark on the match scoring a brace within five minutes into the game and later provided an assist to power Inter Miami’s 3-1 victory over Philadelphia Union.

Philadelphia struck the first blow with just over a minute in the game with the help of Mikael Uhre went passed a defender before netting the opener. Then Messi’s magic came into the fray and turned the game completely in Inter Miami’s favour. He scored the first goal in the 26th minute, picking a corner after a pass from Luis Suarez and then just four minutes later he doubled the scoring after an assist from Jordi Alba. Suarez scored the last goal in the dying second of the game to finish of the game.

Let’s have a look at Inter Miami vs Philadelphia Player Player Ratings.

Inter Miami Player Ratings vs Philadephia

Goalkeeper

Drake Callender: 7.8-10- The 26-year-old goalkeeper from United States of America had a good game saving seven shots in the match.

Defenders

Jordi Alba: 8.2/10- Former Barcelona left-back had a great game playing for the club. He contributed both defensively and offensively, also giving an assist to a goal.

David Martínez: 6.1/10- He played only 15 minutes of the game until he was taken off the pitch due to some problem in his groin. Noah Allen replaced him on the pitch

Tomás Avilés: 6.9/10- The Argentine defender good with his skills in the game as he stopped won almost all the aerial duels in the game.

Marcelo Weigandt: 7.2/10- The left-back was superb going up and down on the pitch. He also had a shot which was blocked inside the penalty box.

Midfielders

Federico Redondo: 6.7/10- The 21-year old midfielder had a fair game with controlling the midfield. He had completed the most passes in the game.

Sergio Busquets: 6.5/10: He completed his passes with 98% pass accuracy and had a fair game. He was shown an yellow card for time wasting as he took ages to take a free kick. This yellow card means he will miss the next match due to suspension.

Julian Gressel: 6.3/10- He had very less involvement in the game with completing 30 passes in the whole 81 minutes that he played in the match.

Attackers

Diego Gómez: 6.7/10- He was the lone attacker in the team to not have his name in the scoresheet. He played a decent game always posing a threat for Philadelphia’s defence as he complemented the likes of Suarez and Messi.

Luis Suárez: 8.2/10- He might have changed his league but his knack of scoring goals is still there. He scored a goal as well as gave an assist in the game.

Lionel Messi: 9.3/10- The player of the match, Messi tremendously showed once again why he the greatest of all time, turning the match single-handedly and letting his team have the three points. He scored two goals and gave an assist.

Substitutes

Noah Allen: 7.1/10- He came on the pitch to replace David Martinez at the 15th minute and was crucial in defence. He was the most accurate passer to play 45 minutes or more in the game.

Benjamin Cremaschi: N/A.

Yannick Bright: N/A.

Ian Fray: N/A.

David Ruiz: N/A.

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Philadelphia Player Ratings vs Inter Miami

Goalkeeper

Andrew Rick: 5.4/10- The USA goalkeeper did not have a great game as he made only 1 save and conceded three goals.

Defenders

Kai Wagner: 5.5/10- The German left-back was not that great in the game as he was constantly exploited by the former Barcelona attackers, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi.

Jack Elliott: 6.4/10- He had played a better game as compared to other defenders. He was booked at the 56th minute after he dragged Lionel Messi to the ground at the top of the penalty are. He will be suspended for the next game.

Jakob Glesnes: 6.1/10- Had somewhat a fair game at the heart of the defence.

Nathan Harriel: 6.3/10- The right-back had a fair game too moving up and down but was always kept in check but Lionel Messi. Jordi Alba also came up a number of times and he had to be calm to sort the situation out.

Midfielders

Leon Flach: 6.7/10- The German midfielder played as a defensive midfielder in the game and had a fair amount of control in the midfield for his team. He also helped the defenders from time to time.

Jack McGlynn: 6.7/10- He was creative from the left side of the midfield and created a few crucial opportunities for his side.

Quinn Sullivan: 7.0/10- He played the game till the 88th minute until being replaced by Jeremy Rafanello. He had a fair game and was booked at the 73rd minute for clipping the ankle of Lionel Messi.

Attackers

Dániel Gazdag: 7.0/10- The attacking midfielder who sorted off adjusted himself as the false 9 was the lone attacking creator for the team and played well considering the defensive performance from the Inter Miami players.

Mikael Uhre: 7.5/10- Scored the opening goal at the second minute of the game and stole the spotlight from Messi until the maestro took it back scoring and assisting.

Tai Baribo: 6.7/10- Was the less influential player in attack as he had the least number of touches in the game. He also had 19 passes in the game.

Substitutes

Alejandro Bedoya: 6.6/10- Came on in the 63rd minute to replace McGlynn and contributed well in the midfield till the end of the game.

Samuel Adeniran: 6.7/10- When he came on was influential in attack and played well. He had three shots out which only one was on target.

Danley Jacques: N/A.

Olivier Mbaizo: N/A.

Jeremy Rafanello: N/A.

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