Overview

• MLS enforced a one-match suspension on Messi and Alba for missing the All-Star Game without prior league approval
• Messi and Alba sat out Saturday’s home fixture as Inter Miami played FC Cincinnati to a goalless draw at Chase Stadium
• Inter Miami unveiled new signing Rodrigo De Paul before kickoff as the club turns its focus to the upcoming Leagues Cup
• The draw leaves the Herons in fifth place, seven points behind Eastern Conference leaders FC Cincinnati in the Supporters’ Shield race Co-owner Jorge Mas denounced the penalty as “draconian,” while coach Javier Mascherano questioned the consistency of its application