The defeat leaves Miami next to bottom of the Eastern Conference and five points off the last playoff spot with just three games remaining and its destiny no longer in their own hands.
Missing Lionel Messi again, Inter Miami’s expedients of squeezing into the MLS playoffs suffered a body blow on Wednesday with a 4- 1 defeat to Chicago Fire.
The defeat leaves Miami coming to bottom of the Eastern Conference and five points off the last playoff spot with just three games remaining and its fortune no longer in their own hands.
The prospect of seeing the Argentine World Cup winner in action drew a record home crowd of 62,124 to Soldier Field in Chicago but with no Messi, it was Chicago’s own fine number ten who put on the show.
Swiss former Liverpool and Bayern Munich playmaker Xherdan Shaqiri scored doubly with his compatriot Maren Haile- Selassie also grabbing a brace.
Chicago’s palm strengthens its chances of making the post-season for the first time since 2017, moving it up to eighth place.
All the action came in the alternate half with Shaqiri opening the scoring four twinkles after the interval, finishing off a fine end move with a left- bottom shot at the aft post.
Miami bounced back fleetly however with Josef Martinez converting a penalty after a handball from Chicago protector Jonathan Dean.
Miami also had two great chances to take the lead but both Facundo Farias and Benjamin Cremaschi put their shots wide from promising positions.
Chicago showed no similar lenity in front of thing still, snatching the lead in the 62nd nanosecond when substitute Haile- Selassie slotted home after being played in by Fabian Herbers.
Haile- Selassie struck again to make it 3- 1 with Miami’s back line slow to reply to a cross from the right from Ousmane Doumbia and also Shaqiri completed the rout with a smart finish after he was put through by Gaston Gimenez.
“It’s beautiful to see Soldier Field packed full for soccer game and I hope they ’re going to come more and more because we showed moment how good we’re and the platoon spirit is then, ” said Shaqiri.
“We demanded that palm obviously and every game now is a final. We suffered of course, we saw the quality of Inter Miami but we knew also they had some problems in counter-attack. It was a perfect night for us, ” added the 31- time-old. Know More Latest Football News…
