Lionel Messi and Inter Miami’s hopes of overtaking Nashville at the top of Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference suffered a blow on Sunday after the champions were held to a 2-2 draw by San Diego in Florida.<\/p>\n
Two goals from Danish forward Anders Dreyer<\/a> secured a share of the points<\/a> for San Diego<\/a> at Miami<\/a>‘s Nu Stadium – a result which left Miami 11 points adrift of Nashville<\/a> with eight regular season games remaining.<\/p>\n Denmark international Dreyer fired San Diego into a shock lead after 12 minutes, latching on to a superb through ball from compatriot Jeppe Tverskov<\/a> before lifting a delicate chip over Miami goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair<\/a>.<\/p>\n But Miami, who dominated territory and possession for long periods thereafter, were back on level terms in the 24th minute when Messi<\/a> curled in his 101st goal for Miami.<\/p>\n Messi’s wicked curling free-kick from the edge of the area somehow threaded its way through a crowded six-yard box and clipped the inside of the post before ending in the net.<\/p>\n From there Miami laid siege to the San Diego goal and it seemed only a matter of time before they took the lead.<\/p>\n Messi, Luis Suarez<\/a>, and Rodrigo De Paul<\/a> all had good chances but somehow San Diego managed to hold on.<\/p>\n The deadlock was broken in the 74th minute when De Paul released Suarez with a clever pass on the edge of the area and the 39-year-old Uruguayan veteran lashed home the finish for 2-1.<\/p>\n That looked like it would be enough as the game entered the final 10 minutes, but San Diego stunned the home crowd with a goal that echoed their first.<\/p>\n Tverskov once again found Dreyer with a pinpoint pass over the top and the Dane finished coolly to make it 2-2.<\/p>\n