This title was still missing from his collection.
Lionel Messi (37) shot Inter Miami to win the Supporters Shield – as the best team of the regular season. With two game days to go, co-owner David Beckham’s club beat defending champions Columbus Crew 3-2.
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The Argentine superstar was the match winner with two goals. Shortly before the break he scored to make it 1-0 (45th). Deep into stoppage time, he shot a free kick past the wall into the net to make it 2-0 (45th + 5th).
His congenial partner from their time together at Barcelona, Luis Suarez (37), scored the interim 3-1. In the end, the victory was shaky again when Columbus was awarded the second penalty of the game. But Cucho Hernandez was denied by Miami goalkeeper Callender. The team, which had two of Messi’s other companions in the starting line-up, Sergio Busquets (36) and Jordi Alba (35), outnumbered the team over time.
For Messi it is the 46th title (!) of his career. After the triumph, the quartet were photographed in the dressing room with the “bowl” they had won.
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Miami is not only the best team in the regular season, but also enjoys home advantage in the playoffs, which start on the last weekend in October. Then the game is played in best-of-three mode. So Miami will play the odd and potentially decisive third games in front of their home crowd. The MLS Cup final will take place on December 7th. Then the winner of the Western Conference meets the winner of the Eastern Conference.
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But before that, the club can set a record. Since 2021, the New England Revolution has held the record for the most points (73) in the regular season. Miami currently has 68 points and can reach 74 points with two wins against Toronto and New England.
