Inter Miami fought back from 3-1 on Saturday to take a 3-3 draw at MLS Eastern Conference leaders De Philadelphia Union on Saturday thanks to a stopping time level of replacement Telasco Segovia.
Israeli attacker Tai Baribo scored twice for Philadelphia to give them the two goal advantage, but Lionel Messi gave Miami Hope free kick for Venezuelan Segovia with a dramatic grabbed.
Quinn Sullivan, called up by Mauricio Pochettino to the American national team team this week, fired Philadelphia Vooruit in the seventh minute with a sweet strike after the defense of Miami had not closed.
Baribo made it 2-0 with an instinctive finish in the 44th minute as Miami's defensive problems continued.
The visitors got a foothold in the game in the 60th minute when Noah all drove in a cross from the left that was met by a solid header of the Argentinian Tadeo Allende.
But Philadelphia recovered their pillows with two goals when Miami was unable to erase from a long throw and Jean-Jacques Danley hit the loose ball and shot Baribo home.
Messi defeated Union Keeper Andrew Rick with a characteristic well -driven free kick for his sixth goal of the season three minutes from the end of the control time to set up a hectic final.
Jovan Lukic got the bar from the box early in the stopping time when Philly led the victory, but they stayed in crestfallen in the fifth minute of the stop time when, after good work by Messi, stopped Segovia and shot home.
There was still time for another chance, but an unmarked Danley, who had an excellent competition in midfield, somehow wide.
Although the result was a welcome sign of character from Miami, they remain with only one victory in their last eight games in all matches that have admitted 23 goals.
The side of Javier Mascherano is sixth in the Eastern Conference and the former midfielder of Barcelona and Argentina praised the reaction of his team.
“We showed character, personality. It was again a difficult start of the game for us because we admitted the goal in the beginning … But the boys showed that they want to fight to get out of this situation,” said Miami's coach.
“We are in a bad trend, but with a lot of spirit to come back to be the team that we were at the start of the season,” he added before he better demanded from his back line.
“We cannot give every corner and every complication and give opponents opportunities to score … We must be more focused in those situations,” said Mascherano.
USA striker Patrick Aganemang had scored twice for Charlotte van Dean Smith, but Malte Amundsen seemed to have earned the Columbus crew a point before Spaniard Pep Biel took a winner of the 75th minute for a 3-2 triumph.
The Mexican star who had taken over 'Chucky' Lozano's stop-time header earned San Diego a 2-1 victory of 2-1 over the Winless title defender Los Angeles Galaxy.
Former Arsenal and France-striker Olivier Giroud's 77th minute goal yielded Los Angeles FC a 2-2 draw in Montreal, while the first league goal of Duncan McGuire of the Orlando season gave a 1-0 win over Portland wood.
The 84th minute goal of Argentinian Max Urruti gave the Revolution of New England a 3-3 draw in Sporting Kansas City after the visitors had an early 2-0 lead.