Lionel Messi don talk bye-bye to Argentina national team earlier this week wen e play im final match for di country. Di match na di end of one long journey for di man wey don wear Argentina jersey for years.
But di next work no far. Messi go try break Inter Miami out of dia five-match winless skid for MLS league play wen dem host D.C. United on Saturday night. Di team need am, and di fans know say di game no be just any game.
Inter Miami dey third place for Eastern Conference with 12 wins, 5 losses, 10 draws and 46 points. Even though dem tie on points with New England, Revolution hold di tiebreaker with 14 wins so far. D.C. United dey 11th place with 6 wins, 8 losses, 12 draws and 30 points. Dem need victory, as dem dey three points behind di final playoff spot for di conference.
Inter Miami win di Campeones Cup on Sept. 16 for dia first match under recently hired coach Kily Gonzalez. But since den, dem draw with San Diego and lost 2-1 at Columbus last Sunday for two league matches. So pressure dey on di team to stop di slide.
Messi still dey shine dis season with 21 goals and 13 assists for league play as e dey chase im third consecutive MLS MVP award. But Miami go need more contributors, because dem don win only once for dia last 10 league matches. Coach Kily Gonzalez talk on Friday say, ‘Leo na person wey every day dey convey am and pass am to im teammates, and e demand from all of us say you gatz dey at 100% in every way.’
For D.C. United side, Kimito Nono fit be di spark wey go help dem surge into playoffs. Nono score im first two MLS goals for D.C. United 3-3 draw at Vancouver on Sept. 26. D.C. United also dey look to break three-match winless streak and win dia first match since Sept. 9.
D.C. lose dia first match against Miami 2-1 on March 7 for Baltimore, for game where Messi and Rodrigo De Paul each score. Tai Baribo score di lone goal for dat match and e still dey pace D.C. United with 14 goals for league play.
D.C. United coach Rene Weiler talk say, ‘Dem no get di best results lately, so dem gatz show reaction. No option for dem other than to win against us.’ E add say, ‘We hope we go play good game, and of course, we need di best performances from all our players, otherwise e go pass just difficult.’
