Overview
- Saturday’s match at Nu Stadium finished 2-2 after Columbus debutant Brais Méndez curled an 84th-minute free kick into the net to level the score.
- Lionel Messi was named to the matchday squad and came on in the 53rd minute, creating late chances but not scoring in his first MLS appearance since the World Cup final.
- Luis Suárez opened the scoring in the 16th minute, Casemiro conceded an own goal in the 34th, and Noah Allen put Miami ahead with a stoppage-time first-half header.
- The draw ended Inter Miami’s six-game MLS winning streak but left the club near the top of the Eastern Conference as both teams prepare for imminent Leagues Cup matches.
- Inter Miami continues to manage player availability and injuries after the World Cup break, with Germán Berterame’s recovery from a recent collision still unresolved.