Star Tribune: Loons win a good one, lose a bad one
Minnesota beat Inter Miami 4-1 on a day to remember, then lost 2-0 to the Houston Dynamo on a day to forget.
Minnesota 4, Inter Miami 1
GAME STORY: Lionel Messi scores in Minnesota United rout of Inter Miami CF
“I mean, it’s just a MLS regular-season game,” said Robin Lod.
“At least top 100, maybe top 50,” said Michael Boxall, asked to rank this win in Minnesota United history.
Postgame, the Loons were pretty quick to play off Saturday’s 4-1 victory over Inter Miami, over Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, over the league’s marquee team, the side that leads every MLS broadcast.
For once, Loons fans should ignore what the team captain and the team’s 2024 All-Star have to say, because for fans it likely meant a whole lot more than that.
Read more: Minnesota United plays it blasé after win over Lionel Messi, Inter Miami
Houston 2, Minnesota 0
GAME STORY: Minnesota United loses MLS game to lowly Houston
Minnesota United’s 2-0 loss to Houston on Wednesday night came in the second of four consecutive weeks in which the Loons will play both in the middle of the week and on the weekend.
It’s a schedule that would test any squad, and coach Eric Ramsay’s solution for dealing with it so far is simple: Play two separate teams, one in midweek and one on the weekend.
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