In first-half stoppage time, the Argentina playmaker doubled the advantage for the away team with a magnificent free kick. He had opened the scoring with a close-range strike.
Diego Rossi, a crew winger, cut the deficit in Ohio before Luis Suarez, a former Liverpool player, gave Inter Miami a two-goal advantage again, and they managed to hold on following a penalty kick by Cucho Hernandez.
With their win, Miami will take first place in the standings and earn the Supporters’ Shield, which is awarded to the MLS team with the greatest regular season record, for the first time since their 2020 debut.
With this trophy, Messi has won 46 awards for both club and country over his illustrious career.
Miami has guaranteed home advantage in the postseason play-offs by winning the standings.
Three games make up the first round; after that, it’s just one game, so anything may happen. However, we have the fantastic benefit of being able to play every game at home—exactly what we were searching for. We are quite strong at home.”
To surpass the New England Revolution’s 73 points from 2021 as the MLS record for most points in a regular season, Miami must win both of their remaining two league games.
