Higuain sends Inter Miami to MLS playoffs

Two days after the announcement of his retirement at the end of the season, the Argentinian Gonzalo Higuain (34) decided to prolong the pleasure in MLS. Author of a double (38th, 52nd sp) with Inter Miami during the Florida derby against Orlando City, the former Madrid player offered the team led by Phil Neville his ticket to the playoffs of the United States Championship. United.

Higuain, 16 goals this season, is thus at eight achievements in the last seven meetings of the franchise of David Beckham, for four victories in a row. Leonardo Campana’s opener after 37 seconds is the fastest goal in Inter’s young history.

Before joining the United States in September 2020, Gonzalo Higuain was a center forward for many big European teams. Recruited by Real Madrid from River Plate, it was especially in Naples that he made himself known for three seasons, notably scoring 36 goals in 35 Serie A matches during the 2015-2016 season, a record in Italy. He was then transferred to Juventus where he never really managed to win, before being loaned successively to AC Milan and then to Chelsea.