Messi Inter without a ‘bullet’ fired at the opening of the club SP against the Egyptian champion

The new, expanded edition of the World Club Championship began with a tense game at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, where home Inter Miami and Egyptian champion Al Ahly played 0-0. In front of more than 60,000 spectators, instead of Goliad Lionel Messi and Luisa Suáreza. Get up and Mohamed el Shenawy.

The first half was in complete dominance of Al Ahly. The Egyptian giant, worn with the loud support of their fans who created the atmosphere as if playing in Cairo, tactically and physically outplayed by the confused Inter Miami. The intensity of Al Ahly was at the level higher than that Miami used to MLS, which resulted in numerous mistakes and dangerous counterparts in favor of guests.

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Already in the first ten minutes, Wessam Abou and Emam Ashour tested the reflexes of the 38-year-old goalkeeper Miami, óscar Ukari. The host’s nervousness was also seen through the yellow cards for Avilés and the regularly, who stopped the foul by the Egyptians.

The key moment happened in the 43rd minute when, after a foul over Ziz, a penalty was awarded to Al Ahly. The responsibility took over Trézéguet, but his shot was fantastically defended by the Ustari, who, with a total of eight defenses, was the absolute hero of his team and preserved it from the result at halftime.

Miami woke up, Messi threatened

After the break, a much more determined host came to the field. Coach Javier Mascheran’s team established control of possession, and Messi began to dictate the pace. The Argentine wizard was close to the goal on several occasions.

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First, in the 64th minute he made a free kick that hit the outside of the net, briefly deceiving a part of the audience that thought he was naked. Messi’s reaction, her hands shifted over her head, she said. Then, in the 85th minute, Fafà Picault was perfectly employed, whose head shot was brilliantly defended by goalkeeper Al Ahly, Mohamed El Shenawy. The highlight of the drama occurred in the sixth minute of the referee’s compensation, when Messi’s spectacular shot from twenty meters of El Shenawy fingers turned into a beam and prevented the hosts from winning.

A point that does not satisfy anyone

– In the first half we were nervous, but in the second we got a significantly improved and created opportunities to win – said coach Mascherano.

On the other hand, in Tabor Al Ahly, they regretted missed opportunities.

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– We could solve the game in the first half with three or four goals – said striker Wessam Abou Alli.

This draw brings a point to every team in a demanding group A, with Portuguese Porto and Brazilian Palmeiras. Inter Miami is now waiting for a key duel against Porta in Atlanta, while Al Ahly wills will weigh with Palmeiiras.