Inter Miami fell into a positive draw against its guest, New York City, 1-1, in the match that brought them together in the early hours of Sunday morning, which was held at Chase Stadium, in the seventh round of the Eastern Group in the American League. Argentine star Lionel Messi continued to be absent from the ranks of the Inter Miami team, due to suffering from a muscle injury, which prevented him from joining his country's national team roster during the recent international break. Inter Miami started scoring through its star, Luis Suarez, 15 minutes after the start of the match, and the visiting team succeeded in achieving the equalizer through Alonso Martinez, in the 34th minute of the match. Inter Miami occupies the second place in the Eastern Group standings in the American League with 11 points, behind the top team Cincinnati with 12 points from 6 matches. Inter Miami suffered a heavy defeat in the last round, against the New York Red Bulls, by a clean score.