Freshly crowned Leagues Cup champions Inter Miami ended an 11-match winless streak in MLS with a 2-0 victory away to New York Red Bulls on Saturday night.
Much to the disappointment of the assembled masses in New York’s Times Square, where the match was being broadcast live, Lionel Messi started the contest on the bench.
In a pre-Messi age, Inter Miami were one of the division’s lowest scorers. Yet, New York have endured even more struggles in front of goal this season. Troy Lesesne’s side have scored just 23 goals from an xG of 32.9 – the largest negative differential in the Eastern…
