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Columbus Crew beat Inter Miami CF 2-1 on Sunday, September 27, 2026 in the MLS.

Goals: Lionel Messi 33', Jamal Thiaré 90'+8'.

Columbus Crew sit 12th on 29 points.

Inter Miami CF sit 3rd on 46 points.

Columbus Crew have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.

Inter Miami CF have 1 win, 4 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches.

Last 5 meetings: Columbus Crew won 1, Inter Miami CF won 3, 1 drawn.

Competition: MLS
Start time: Sunday, September 27, 2026, 7:00 PM (ET)
Venue: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field, Columbus, Ohio
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Goals and cards

27'CasemiroYellow

33'⚽Lionel MessiGoal

38'Dylan ChambostYellow

67'MicaelYellow

75'Brais MéndezYellow

78'Eric BaillyYellow

80'Dániel PintérYellow

83'Sékou Tidiany BangouraYellow

90'+2'Gonzalo LujánYellow

90'+3'Santiago MoralesYellow

90'+6'Santiago MoralesRed

90'+8'⚽Jamal ThiaréGoal

90'+9'Jamal ThiaréYellow

90'+10'Luis BarrazaYellow

Highlights and videos

Columbus Crew SC vs. Inter Miami CF - Game Highlights1:12

Lionel Messi scores from near-impossible angle for unreal goal0:48

Jamal Thiaré scores in the 90 + 8'0:50

Does Inter Miami have problems moving into the post-season?1:12

Videos from ESPN: they open on their site.

Live commentary

Match ends, Columbus Crew 2, Inter Miami CF 1.
90'+12'Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 2, Inter Miami CF 1.
90'+12'Cesar Abadia-Reda (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+12'Foul by Jamal Thiaré (Columbus Crew).
90'+11'Offside, Inter Miami CF. Casemiro is caught offside.
90'+10'Luis Barraza (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
90'+9'Jamal Thiaré (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
90'+8'Goal! Columbus Crew 2, Inter Miami CF 1. Jamal Thiaré (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
90'+8'Attempt saved. Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Rocco Ríos Novo (Inter Miami CF). Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez.
90'+7'Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Casemiro.
90'+6'Second yellow card to Santiago Morales (Inter Miami CF).
90'+6'Foul by Micael (Inter Miami CF).
90'+6'Jamal Thiaré (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5'Foul by Santiago Morales (Inter Miami CF).
90'+5'Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3'Santiago Morales (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3'Foul by Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF).
90'+3'Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'Gonzalo Luján (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2'Foul by Gonzalo Luján (Inter Miami CF).
90'+2'Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2'David Ayala (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'Foul by Jamal Thiaré (Columbus Crew).
90'+1'Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
90'Attempt missed. Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
89'Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Cesar Abadia-Reda.
89'Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Brais Méndez.
87'Casemiro (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87'Foul by Jamal Thiaré (Columbus Crew).
86'Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Cesar Abadia-Reda replaces Sergio Reguilón.
86'Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Santiago Morales replaces Dániel Pintér.
83'Sékou Bangoura (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83'Sergio Reguilón (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83'Foul by Sékou Bangoura (Columbus Crew).
83'Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jamal Thiaré replaces Josef Martínez.
83'Substitution, Columbus Crew. Andrés Herrera replaces Eric Bailly.
82'Foul by Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF).
82'Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81'Attempt saved. Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rocco Ríos Novo (Inter Miami CF).
80'Dániel Pintér (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80'Foul by Dániel Pintér (Inter Miami CF).
80'Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
79'Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by David Ayala.
78'Eric Bailly (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card.
78'Substitution, Columbus Crew. Sékou Bangoura replaces Dylan Chambost.
77'Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Casemiro.
77'Attempt blocked. Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anass Zaroury.
75'Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Micael.
75'Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card.
74'Sergio Reguilón (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74'Foul by Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew).
73'Offside, Inter Miami CF. Dániel Pintér is caught offside.
71'Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Riquelme Fillipi replaces Facundo Mura.
71'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
69'Delay in match because of an injury Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew).
67'Micael (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67'Foul by Micael (Inter Miami CF).
67'Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66'Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66'Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew).
64'Offside, Inter Miami CF. David Ayala is caught offside.
63'Attempt missed. Casemiro (Inter Miami CF) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a corner.
62'Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Patrick Schulte.
62'Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by David Ayala.
61'Gonzalo Luján (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61'Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew).
60'Attempt missed. Josef Martínez (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Malte Amundsen.
59'Attempt saved. Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Lionel Messi.
56'Foul by Facundo Mura (Inter Miami CF).
56'Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55'Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew) hits the bar with a right footed shot from long range on the left. Assisted by Taha Habroune.
54'Dániel Pintér (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54'Foul by Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew).
53'Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
52'Attempt saved. Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rocco Ríos Novo (Inter Miami CF). Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
51'Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51'Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew).
49'Casemiro (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49'Foul by Josef Martínez (Columbus Crew).
48'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
47'Delay in match because of an injury Facundo Mura (Inter Miami CF).
46'Foul by Facundo Mura (Inter Miami CF).
46'Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'Second Half begins Columbus Crew 1, Inter Miami CF 1.
45'+8'First Half ends, Columbus Crew 1, Inter Miami CF 1.
45'+7'Attempt missed. Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Brais Méndez following a corner.
45'+6'Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Facundo Mura.
45'+5'David Ayala (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5'Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew).
45'+3'Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3'Foul by Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew).
45'+2'Attempt blocked. Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brais Méndez.
45'+1'Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
45'Attempt saved. Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Rocco Ríos Novo (Inter Miami CF).
43'Foul by Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF).
43'Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42'Foul by Gonzalo Luján (Inter Miami CF).
42'Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40'Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Ayala replaces Yannick Bright because of an injury.
39'Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39'Foul by Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew).
38'Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card.
37'Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37'Foul by Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew).
33'Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Inter Miami CF 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
33'Gonzalo Luján (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the right wing.
33'Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew).
31'Sergio Reguilón (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31'Foul by Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew).
29'Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Micael.
28'Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Inter Miami CF 0. Josef Martínez (Columbus Crew) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
27'Casemiro (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
24'VAR Decision: Penalty Columbus Crew.
23'Penalty conceded by Yannick Bright (Inter Miami CF) after a foul in the penalty area.
23'Penalty Columbus Crew. Josef Martínez draws a foul in the penalty area.
22'Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Luis Suárez.
21'Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Casemiro.
20'Foul by Micael (Inter Miami CF).
20'Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
19'Offside, Columbus Crew. Santiago Rodríguez is caught offside.

Commentary: ESPN

#	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Form
1	Nashville	27	18	6	3	55	21	+34	60	DLDWW
2	New England	27	14	4	9	45	36	+9	46	LWWWL
3	Miami	27	12	10	5	64	50	+14	46	DDDDL
4	Chicago	27	13	6	8	49	39	+10	45	DLLWW
5	Charlotte	27	12	7	8	47	38	+9	43	DWDWL
6	Philadelphia	27	11	6	10	54	44	+10	39	WWWWW
7	Orlando	27	10	4	13	48	64	-16	34	WWWLL
8	Red Bull NY	27	9	6	12	34	51	-17	33	DLWWL
9	NYCFC	27	8	9	10	41	36	+5	33	DLWLD
10	Cincinnati	26	8	9	9	55	64	-9	33	LDDL
11	D.C. United	26	6	12	8	34	42	-8	30	WDLD
12	Columbus	27	8	5	14	39	43	-4	29	WLLWW
13	Toronto	27	6	11	10	39	51	-12	29	DWLLL
14	Atlanta	27	7	6	14	32	45	-13	27	DLDWD
15	CF Montréal	27	6	6	15	34	54	-20	24	LLLLW