MLS

Inter Miami CF vs Columbus Crew, 2026 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Inter Miami CF
  • 16': Luis Suárez
  • 45'+5': Noah Allen
FT
2 - 2
Columbus Crew
  • 34': Casemiro (OG)
  • 84': Brais Méndez

Crew play Miami to a 2-2 draw as Lionel Messi returns

Brais Méndez scored a late equalizer in his MLS debut and the Columbus Crew played Inter Miami to a 2-2 draw on Saturday night.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Noah Allen (Inter Miami CF).
  • 1': Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Jamal Thiaré (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Rocco Ríos Novo (Inter Miami CF). Assisted by Mohamed Farsi with a cross.
  • 8': Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF).
  • 8': Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Handball by Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF).
  • 14': Offside, Columbus Crew. Jamal Thiaré is caught offside.
  • 16': Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Columbus Crew 0. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Yannick Bright.
  • 18': Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF).
  • 18': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Hugo Picard (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rudy Camacho.
  • 19': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Casemiro.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Jamal Thiaré (Columbus Crew) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by André Gomes with a cross following a corner.
  • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
  • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Dániel Pintér (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Suárez following a fast break.
  • 24': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Steven Moreira.
  • 26': Foul by Mateo Silvetti (Inter Miami CF).
  • 26': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Mateo Silvetti (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Casemiro.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Jamal Thiaré (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
  • 34': Own Goal by Casemiro, Inter Miami CF. Inter Miami CF 1, Columbus Crew 1.
  • 35': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Sean Zawadzki.
  • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
  • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45': Foul by Micael (Inter Miami CF).
  • 45': Jamal Thiaré (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Fricio Caicedo (Inter Miami CF).
  • 45'+3': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+5': Goal! Inter Miami CF 2, Columbus Crew 1. Noah Allen (Inter Miami CF) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 45'+6': VAR Decision: Goal Inter Miami CF 2-1 Columbus Crew (Noah Allen).
  • 45'+9': Attempt missed. Jamal Thiaré (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Taha Habroune.
  • 45'+9': First Half ends, Inter Miami CF 2, Columbus Crew 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Inter Miami CF 2, Columbus Crew 1.
  • 49': Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew).
  • 49': Mateo Silvetti (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Facundo Mura.
  • 52': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Patrick Schulte.
  • 53': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Lionel Messi replaces Dániel Pintér.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul following a corner.
  • 54': Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Yannick Bright (Inter Miami CF).
  • 56': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. André Gomes (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Picard.
  • 61': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Brais Méndez replaces Dániel Gazdag.
  • 61': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Sékou Bangoura replaces Dylan Chambost.
  • 63': Attempt missed. André Gomes (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top left corner by Rocco Ríos Novo (Inter Miami CF). Assisted by Taha Habroune.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Sékou Bangoura (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by André Gomes.
  • 72': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Facundo Mura.
  • 72': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Lautaro Giaccone replaces Hugo Picard.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by André Gomes.
  • 74': Mateo Silvetti (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Sékou Bangoura (Columbus Crew).
  • 74': Sékou Bangoura (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Ayala replaces Yannick Bright.
  • 75': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Ruíz replaces Facundo Mura.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jamal Thiaré following a fast break.
  • 78': Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Jamal Thiaré (Columbus Crew).
  • 80': Attempt missed. Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi following a fast break.
  • 81': David Ayala (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by André Gomes (Columbus Crew).
  • 82': Foul by Casemiro (Inter Miami CF).
  • 82': Sékou Bangoura (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Casemiro (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Goal! Inter Miami CF 2, Columbus Crew 2. Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 86': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Brooks Lennon replaces Jamal Thiaré.
  • 86': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Preston Plambeck replaces Mateo Silvetti.
  • 89': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Steven Moreira.
  • 89': Attempt missed. David Ayala (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Casemiro (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Micael (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
  • 90': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Preston Plambeck is caught offside.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Sékou Bangoura (Columbus Crew).
  • 90'+1': Casemiro (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew).
  • 90'+3': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Patrick Schulte.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Preston Plambeck following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Inter Miami CF 2, Columbus Crew 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Inter Miami CF 2, Columbus Crew 2.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 2
48.7 Possession 51.3
13 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
510 Accurate Passes 533
568 Passes 596
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 1
11 Crosses 8
0.2 Cross % 0.1
33 Long Balls 42
21 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
4 Blocked Shots 1
4 Effective Tackles 6
7 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
6 Interceptions 9
24 Effective Clearances 15
24 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Nu Stadium
Location: Miami, Florida, USA
Attendance: 22,193

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Nashville SC 23 +30 53
2 Inter Miami CF 23 +15 43
3 Chicago Fire FC 22 +11 38
4 New England Revolution 23 +8 37
Full Table

Line-Ups

MIA Inter Miami CF (4-3-3)

No. Name
34 Rocco Ríos Novo (GK)
16 Micael
15 Fricio Caicedo
32 Noah Allen
4 Facundo Mura
5 Casemiro
42 Yannick Bright
7 Rodrigo De Paul
9 Luis Suárez
24 Mateo Silvetti
56 Dániel Pintér
Inter Miami CF Substitutes:
David Ayala, Lionel Messi, Dayne St. Clair, Preston Plambeck, David Ruiz, Ian Urkidi, Diego Rey, Cesar Abadia-Reda, Daniel Sumalla.

CLB Columbus Crew (4-4-2)

No. Name
28 Patrick Schulte (GK) Yellow Card
4 Rudy Camacho
31 Steven Moreira
25 Sean Zawadzki
23 Mohamed Farsi
20 André Gomes
7 Dylan Chambost
30 Hugo Picard
16 Taha Habroune
8 Dániel Gazdag
19 Jamal Thiaré
Columbus Crew Substitutes:
Brais Méndez, Brooks Lennon, Sékou Tidiany Bangoura, Nicholas Hagen, Tarun Karumanchi, Malte Amundsen, Laurtaro Giaccone, Chase Adams, Cesar Ruvalcaba.

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