Chicago Fire and Inter Miami play to a 1-1 draw at Soldier Field

The Chicago Fire and Inter Miami finished in a 1-1 draw Wednesday at Soldier Field in front of a club-record crowd of 63,094. Robert Lewandowski provided the opening goal for Chicago in the 10th minute, marking his sixth goal in nine matches since joining the club. Inter Miami leveled the score in the 48th minute when Casemiro headed in a corner kick delivered by Lionel Messi. The assist served as Messi’s 13th of the season, the highest mark in the league. Chicago head coach Gregg Berhalter noted the difficulty of containing quality players like Messi and Luis Suarez, while goalkeeper Chris Brady expressed frustration regarding the defensive lapse on the set piece. The result dropped the Fire to fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings as New England moved ahead of them in the table.

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