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Tadeo Allende scored 17 seconds into the second half and Inter Miami won its third straight match without Lionel Messi, beating Charlotte FC 1-0 on Sunday.
Messi has not played since a win over Sporting Kansas City on Feb. 25 because of what coach Javier Mascherano has called fatigue.
Still, Miami fans shouted Messi’s name throughout Sunday’s match, hoping to get a look at the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner in action.
He remained on the bench.
Inter Miami won each of its previous two matches without him — a 4-1 win at Houston and a 2-0 victory over Cavalier FC in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16.
The second leg will be on March 13 in Kingston, Jamaica.
