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Lionel Messi returns to MLS action after saying farewell to the Argentina national team earlier this week. Inter Miami, who are in third place in the Eastern Conference with 46 points, face DC United, currently in 11th place with 30 points, on Saturday. Despite Messi’s impressive performance and statistics for Inter Miami this season, including 21 goals and 13 assists, the team has struggled recently, winning only once in their last ten league matches.
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Lionel Messi returned to action after saying his farewell to the Argentina national team this week. On Saturday, Inter Miami faces DC United in Major League Soccer (MLS), aiming to break a five-match winless streak. Despite Messi's stellar performance this season, with 21 goals and 13 assists, Inter Miami has struggled recently, winning only once in its last ten league matches. Currently placed third in the Eastern Conference with 46 points, Inter Miami is tied in points with New England Revolution but holds a disadvantage due to fewer wins. Meanwhile, DC United sits at 11th place with 30 points and urgently needs a victory to close the gap on playoff spots.
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Lionel Messi said his farewell to the Argentina national team earlier this week when he played his final match for the three-time world champions, ending a 21-year international career.
asserted
he → say → career
Messi’s next task will be to break Inter Miami out of their five-match winless streak in Major League Soccer (MLS) when they host DC United on Saturday.
asserted
they → break → Saturday
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Inter Miami (12-5-10, 46 points) sit in third place in the Eastern Conference despite being tied in points with New England, as the Revolution hold the tiebreaker with 14 wins so far.
uncertain
Revolution → relegate → wins
DC United (6-8-12, 30 points) are in 11th place and need a victory, as they are three points behind the final playoff spot in the conference.
asserted
they → need → conference
Inter Miami won the Campeones Cup on September 16 in their first match under recently hired coach Kily Gonzalez, but they drew with San Diego and lost 2-1 at Columbus last Sunday in two league matches since.
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they → win → matches
Messi has been stellar once again this season, with 21 goals and 13 assists in league play as he chases his third consecutive MLS MVP award, but Miami will need more contributors as it has won only once in its last 10 league matches.
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it → chase → matches
“Leo is a person who every day conveys it and passes it on to his teammates, and he demands from all of us that you have to be at 100% in every way,” Gonzalez said on Friday.
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Gonzalez → convey → Friday
DC United are also looking to break a three-match winless streak and win their first match since September 9.
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United → look → September
They lost their first match against Miami, 2-1, on March 7 in Baltimore, in a game where Messi and Rodrigo De Paul each scored.
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Messi → lose → game
On Tuesday, Messi delivered one last masterclass in the blue and white of Argentina as its most decorated player and captain, by scoring one goal and setting up two others in a 3-0 friendly match against Benin.
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Messi → deliver → Benin
The 39-year-old’s final bow came in front of more than 85,000 fans at a packed Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires on Tuesday.
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bow → come → Tuesday
Messi left as the country’s most-capped player (208) and record scorer, having transformed years of frustration on the international stage into a story of World Cup and Copa America triumphs.
asserted
Messi → leave → triumphs
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