Inter Miami CF got back on track midweek with a 4–2 win against CF Montréal, and will look to string back-to-back wins together when they take on Columbus Crew SC on Saturday.
While an MLS match, the contest pits the two most recent Leagues Cup champions against each other with Miami winning in 2023 and Columbus in 2024. At the same time, head coach Wilfried Nancy’s Crew have been one of the premier teams in MLS and will provide a strong challenge for Miami.
Miami enter the match sixth in the Eastern Conference, but with some recent confidence. Not only did they manage to get back to winning ways against Montréal, but they also got braces from Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez who had struggled in recent games.
It marks Suárez’s third and fourth goals of the season, while Messi became the first Inter Miami player to put up 50 goal contributions in regular season play, also finding the back of the net in consecutive games.
Columbus, meanwhile, are looking to return to form after losing to Charlotte FC 3–2 last weekend, and picking up only a point in a 2–2 draw with Nashville SC on Wednesday.
Earlier in the year, Miami defeated Columbus 1–0 in Cleveland, Ohio, despite the Crew having more chances in that game.
Here’s everything you need to know for one of the weekend’s most anticipated matchups.
