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00:00Check some energy
00:02Because there's just been no answer
00:04Columbus so far, Intimami now doing what they want to do
00:07And so much of it is to do with the movement off the ball
00:10Busquets with a release, Allende racing for it
00:14Chiberko to snuff that out
00:17But more pressure by Kromoski to win it back
00:19They play it into the first, big shot by Suarez
00:22And there's Hagen who got a handout to deny him
00:25It's out for a corner
00:26Well we've spoken about a number of plays for Intimami so far
00:29In his first half, but Kromoski, he's been up there with the best of him
00:32His pressing has been absolutely vital
00:35See the ball in then to Allende
00:37And then Suarez
00:39I think it's not the greatest of first half
00:41But that's a really good save to stop Suarez
00:43Getting on the score sheet himself
00:50The corner is played short by Intimami
00:53This is Segovia
00:56Works it back for Allen
00:59The Muskie harassed by Rossi
01:04And Messi
01:08Able to control with two defenders
01:11Still Lionel Messi
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01:18As the corner was being taken
01:20Fourth official has informed us of three minutes
01:29Here's Messi again
01:30Trying to fend off Magby
01:33He has fouled free kick
01:35He's just incredible
01:37You just look at him and how his tight ball control is unbelievable
01:43His strength is low center of gravity
01:46He just never fails to amaze
01:48He just makes everything look so easy
01:51He steps away from the free kick
01:56This is Busquets
01:58From the bigger distance
01:59Messi
02:00Tried to send that through for Suarez
02:02Comes to Wigand instead
02:04Comes to Wigand instead
02:06And Shambo
02:07Gets a foot to that ball
02:08In transition come the crew
02:10Diego Rossi
02:11Waits for the reinforcements
02:12But lost his footing
02:13Here's Allen for into Miami
02:20Mario Allende
02:23Messi
02:26Got it the second time
02:28Lionel Messi works it ahead
02:30Wanted Segovia but gathered by Higgins
02:32He's having so much space
02:34Created for him
02:35There's so many runners getting beyond him
02:37And that's why when Messi gets a ball
02:39We all know if he has a yard of space
02:40Is too much but he's finding himself in four or five yards of space
02:44And that's just because you've got runners that are just making such unselfish runs ahead of him
02:48Which are then dragging Columbus back
02:50Some of those opponents in the club world cup
02:52Likely scouting by looking at this game tonight
02:56Clubs around the world preparing to come to the United States
02:59And based on what they've seen in the past 45 minutes
03:01Might be thinking this is the same Messi we saw at Barcelona
03:05Yeah they won't show the video
03:07Here's the crew on it
03:11Looking for a late strike to get back in it
03:13Rubel Kaba
03:14The 48th
03:15Minute of the first half
03:17Farsi
03:25Chemo
03:29Promoski defending Rubel Kaba
03:31That ball takes a deflection out
03:33It's out for a Columbus throw
03:36And with that
03:37The first half
03:38Has come to an end
03:40Tadio Allende with a goal
03:42Lionel Messi has scored twice to give him 10 for the season
03:46And 30
03:48In his MLS regular season career
03:50That's the new Inter-Miami record
03:52We'll step aside
03:53First half highlights and more
03:55When our halftime coverage kicks in just a moment
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04:12Second half moments away at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale
04:16Inter-Miami going for a season sweep of the Columbus crew
04:20After winning the first meeting in Cleveland
04:22Before 60,000 fans back on the 19th of April
04:25And look where they are now
04:27Up by three with 45 minutes to play
04:32Chase Stadium is the venue now
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04:39These fans will be welcoming in Miami Freedom Park next year
04:44The soon to be 25,000 seat home of Inter-Miami
04:49There's a bit of a history now between these teams
04:53Inter-Miami supporter shield clinching win last year
04:56Came in Columbus
04:58Crew knocked off Inter-Miami in Leagues Cup competition last year
05:04We do know this
05:07There's one significant change to start the second half
05:10And Rocco Rios Novo the 22 year old goalkeeper
05:14Is coming in to replace Oscar Ustadti
05:17If we get information as to the reason why
05:20We'll pass it along
05:21It might be a subject
05:24For the post game only
05:27And Inter-Miami advances the ball quickly
05:30And wins a corner to start the second half
05:33Looking to pick up right where they left off
05:36So
05:38An Inter-Miami side that's dealing with a lot
05:40In terms of injuries to its back line
05:42Perhaps has lost a second goalkeeper
05:45Remember Drake calendar has already been lost to injury this year
05:48Yeah, it's it's been incredible the injuries that they've had
05:50You wouldn't have thought it would come off
05:52Over that it potentially being an injury
05:54Hopefully it's nothing too serious if that is the case
05:56The other ten remain on for Inter-Miami as we watch Bambin Kramansky
06:01You know set by Kramansky on the far side
06:07Flag is up though
06:09On Inter-Miami
06:11He's been everywhere so far in this game
06:13Kramansky absolutely everywhere
06:14Not given Columbus a moments peace
06:15Not allowed them to get into their rhythm
06:16And the rest of the team his teammates have followed along
06:17Remember he had the game winner the first time these teams met
06:21And what was a 1-0 game
06:24On by the Herons
06:27Throw in for Inter-Miami here
06:28If the score line remains the same for a bit
06:30It's interesting to see how Javier Maschidano taxes his starting eleven
06:35Messi and Suarez in particular have played a lot in the build up to this game
06:50But you and I discussed this on MLS countdown
06:52Those are the two who orchestrated the players only meeting after the loss to Orlando City
06:57And it's admirable that neither has really come off the field since that meeting
07:11And Miami beginning to point its ear in the right direction as we watch Messi play for Segovia
07:18Here's Allen
07:27Martinez to the far side where we got plays ahead
07:33Marcella way again poked away from him by Austin
07:44Maxi Falcone
07:50Allen
07:54Return from Suarez is too strong
07:56This is the win probability and as you might suspect it's grown exponentially since we showed it to you at the start
08:04I'll be the first to admit I can't believe you haven't said anything yet
08:07I've got it completely wrong so far because I thought Columbus would come here
08:12Ask a lot of questions and win the game but it's been the complete opposite
08:16When have I ever said anything at your expense as they switch to the right side and Farsi
08:20Mo Farsi
08:24Mo Farsi and now Moreira
08:32Farsi again
08:33There is in all fairness a lot of game in front of us
08:37But I was listening to the studio crew on MLS countdown
08:40The question was posed to Bradley Wright Phillips and Dax McCarty
08:44Is Inter Miami back?
08:46They each answered emphatically
08:48No
08:49So
08:50You have company with your doubts
08:52Despite Miami playing one of its crisper games of the season to this point
08:55Let's watch Moreira to the foot of Farsi
08:59To the foot of Farsi
09:12Here's Moreira
09:14Nagby
09:15Willy
09:22Meeting on this out wide as Ofston
09:24Darlington Nagby again
09:25To the foot of Moreira
09:33Nats Ofston
09:34Top of the box
09:35This shot
09:36Is wide off the foot of Nagby
09:38Untouched
09:39It's out for a goal kick
09:40So
09:41When you go back to the question or into Miami back
09:43Miami back okay you based on some recent results the thing is is that from my side of things
09:49having covered into Miami on a number of occasions this season they are a better team and they don't
09:53have to dominate the ball the problem is most teams in this league want to play counter-attack
09:57football so the onus will be on Miami Columbus we always knew they wanted to dominate the ball
10:01it works better for into Miami that way without question but there's only so many games where
10:06they're gonna have that luxury Suarez for Messi these are teams one and three by the way in
10:13possession and MLS coming into tonight's game the crew number one into Miami three San Diego is tucked
10:19between them look at the lineups there's been a change for each side the into Miami goalkeeper
10:25change from a study to Rio Snovo and Nancy subbing out an injured multi Amundsen back in the first
10:32half for Cesar Ruvalcaba Shambo
10:47Farsi the return from Austin
10:53Ruvalcaba whips this ball and there's Rossi trying to take it out of midair but could not
10:57it's a good ball in from Ruvalcaba Rossi just looked as though he slipped just at the last
11:02second when he was about to try and strike the ball
11:08see the cross
11:11he just slips just as he's about to go for the ball
11:15right at the wrong time
11:17from his side of things and going back to
11:19we talk about the minutes the Busquets the Suarez and Messi playing they are conservative energies I guarantee you
11:27there's plays in this league that will run more in one game than the three players I've just mentioned to you that will maybe run into a three they
11:34are so smart they know where the ball is going to be before the ball even arrives
11:38there and the way that they conserve their energy is incredible
11:40shot by Rossi is high and wide of goal and that's been reflected in the minutes they've played in this recent stretch Suarez is 38 Lionel Messi is about to turn 38
11:54in the case of Suarez the striker he's played a full 90 three times in 12 days prior to the game tonight
12:01real snowball for Alan
12:05Suarez engaged with Columbus it's the foul against the crew all the goals back in the first half tonight
12:21play back by Martinez
12:24Rocco Rios Novo
12:28back in MLS for the first time since 2022 when he was with Atlanta United
12:34back in the first half tonight
12:41from Oski with the header Messi racing comfortably on to this Lionel Messi continues on in the box that's broken up into Miami on the loose ball Segovia for I and day Suarez top of the box and the shot from just outside the 18 off the foot of Segovia is off the mark it's brilliant
13:03Defending from Chiburko it gets himself into a position has to get it right
13:07Does it so well?
13:09Really really good defender, but once again look who's just behind messiest Kromasky with the follow-up strike
13:14He's been everywhere defensively, but also when the ball's been going forward. He's been there to also help
13:19Messy and Suarez and at times
13:22They've been the he's been the ball they've been looking for and then he's been the likes of Messy and Suarez into the game
13:28I'll you with the strip to win it back for Columbus
13:39Waiting on this is guys dog
13:44Man both of his goals this season came in a union kid
13:55Farsi again
13:58Shamba looks at his options goes out wide max Austin
14:05We're gonna get Columbus back in this gives to Shamba
14:09Why the second time service by the crew punched away
14:12Los Angeles native rock a real snowball of Argentine descent
14:27The pressure Martinez just played that ball out. It's a crew throw
14:45Played it quickly
14:48Played it quickly
14:49Chimurko
14:59Rubel Kaba
15:00The top of the box as they work this back Alan with the release
15:19Suarez
15:20Body hat was skits in the right spot. He did not
15:23Taken back by Columbus again. Here's Dylan Shambo on the move for the crew Shambo gives it a go way wide
15:30I'm a miss set a goal kick for into Miami
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15:44And we've seen at times in the game so far venturing forward a little bit more and it goes back to Columbus the way that they've been
15:50Dealing with the attack of Miami
15:53Napi is playing far too deep and because of that that means a bus gets has got more room to get into
15:58But that's not not his fault. They he needs help from one of his three center-backs to say you push forward
16:02We can deal with two players here comes into Miami again
16:05Messi's having himself a knife to the foot of Suarez back to Messi a second time
16:11Shrugs off the initial challenge out wide
16:13That's not the way in there
16:20Intercept by the crew
16:24Martinez yellow card is out of the pocket of the referee. It's Martinez who's been blocked
16:31Stop telling you got anything on the ball. He knows it as well. There's no real complaints
16:35He goes in
16:37Full-blooded
16:39It's more actually that scissor action there. He goes into
16:43It's more so the way that he goes in which leads to the free kick in the yellow card
16:48This is only his second start this season
16:51David Martinez
16:52Lujan and Aviles picking up the injuries on Wednesday
16:56But he may be called upon for serious minutes in the upcoming Club World Cup
17:01Well, we did the game a few weeks ago and he scored it was against Dallas wasn't he started off in the left-back position
17:07Scored a goal that night as well
17:11Aliou to race on to this
17:13Abraham Aliou
17:16Defended successfully by into Miami, but out for a crew corner and on these set pieces
17:23Opportunity to try to make this a game and frankly this is where into Miami has been vulnerable this year
17:29Eight set piece goals allowed coming into tonight only kansas city has conceded more
17:42Shambo to swing this ball out
17:45And it's in the back of the net. How about that the crew take advantage and this is a three-to-one game
17:51Barely a celebration they're all business now, but they're within two well, maybe it's game on now
17:57We know into Miami you mentioned it perfectly the simple fact that they concede a lot of goals from set pieces
18:03They give up opportunities be interesting to see whether the nerves just seem to come in nights a wonderful ball in
18:09From shambo and an even better header from ruval carver gives rios novo absolutely no chance wonderful header
18:17Maybe just maybe he's got columbus back into this game
18:21And for cesar ruval carver his first nls goal in what is his seventh nls appearance
18:31And still into miami without a clean sheet
18:35Since that win in cleveland back in april
18:43Taken here by hagen
18:45Sheberko for the crew
18:50Cheberko for the crew
18:54With some life now the goal
18:56Off the corner rossi turns gives to daniel gosda
19:08Segovia got a foot to that comes to morira
19:11prime minister in the
19:16Of the year steven morira
19:21wants to go on the left side
19:23arfston
19:28max armston plays this back the return from sheberko
19:33offston watch to burro go that's cleaned up
19:36out for a throw
19:38you just see him
19:40Uber Carver just gets the better
19:42of Falcone
19:43really really good header
19:46as well
19:47the crew
19:50asking some questions
19:51there's a shot by Moreira that's blocked away
19:54Messi to get on the loose ball
19:56and settle here for Inter-Miami
19:57gives to Busquets
20:00Kremowski
20:01with the release ahead
20:03and here comes Suarez
20:04he and four teammates off to the races
20:07plays ahead
20:08Talio Allende
20:09has a man cutting into the box
20:11that Suarez broken up
20:12he's good play initially from Suarez
20:14he made the pass
20:15and then made the run as well
20:16just starting to open up a little bit
20:19and that could sue Columbus
20:21and how much energy they've got going forward
20:23I believe might just start to come in now
20:27even the goal that they've just scored
20:28a lot of game in front of us still
20:3030 minutes to play
20:31this flag stays down
20:33from Aliou
20:33Ibrahim Aliou
20:35that's poked away
20:36and once again
20:37it's a corner for the Columbus group
20:39we have seen more times
20:41in this second half
20:42Aliou looking to get behind Miami's defense
20:45than we did in entirety of the first half
20:47that doesn't mean that he's going to get it
20:48but what that means is that
20:49you drag the defenders back
20:50you separate the midfield
20:51and the defense
20:52and Columbus now
20:54I think there's a little bit of belief in there
20:56that they can get something
20:57and get themselves back into this game
20:58and again it's Shambo
21:00to swing this ball out
21:01keep an eye on Rubel Cava
21:03it appears that Falcone
21:05is marking him
21:06the signal by Shambo
21:09as the crew look to get it within one
21:11this ball's defended away neatly
21:13will do this again
21:14Shambo strikes a strong ball
21:32off that left foot
21:33you see it's way again
21:36he's just trying to stop Aliou
21:38from getting to Rios Novo
21:39so Rios Novo then can come out
21:40try and command the air and play the ball
21:42the 27 year old Shambo
21:46now
21:47made it in the direction of
21:49Rubel Cava again
21:50race for the loose ball
21:52that's Falcone
21:53who twists Rubel Cava around
21:55and he earns the yellow card here
21:56Maxi Falcone is booked
21:58so now you've got both Miami center backs
22:00on a caution here
22:01yeah I'm just looking at it again
22:02and I wonder whether it was actually Rubel Cava
22:04that got the yellow card
22:06because he initiated the contact
22:07you just see
22:08it's just out of the pitch here
22:09but he's holding on to Falcone
22:10initially
22:11but then there is the pullback
22:13from Falcone
22:14but the foul goes to Inter Miami
22:16you are right
22:16Inter Miami with a free kick
22:18earned here
22:19because Falcone reacting
22:24so Rubel Cava with a goal
22:25and a caution here
22:27in the second half
22:28Martinez
22:33goes long
22:35waiting on this
22:36this is Hagan
22:37Cesar Rubel Cava
22:53first NLS goal tonight
22:54to get the crew on the board
22:56here's Farsi
22:59here's Farsi
23:00here's Farsi
23:04all right let me make my round
23:05that's what I started doing
23:06I think
23:08Back to the foot of Gazdaq.
23:16Shumbo turns in, traffic taken away, dispossessed by Suarez.
23:20Now Messi waits.
23:23Messi patiently plays it out wide.
23:26Allende to get on this.
23:38Falcón, Martinez.
23:47Benjamin Kramowski returned from Messi.
23:49It comes to Busquets instead.
23:52Taken back by the crew knowing one more creates a dramatic twist to this tonight.
24:04Here's Weygan. Messi.
24:07Runs away from Blackshirts.
24:09Lionel Messi plays it.
24:10Weygan back from Messi.
24:12Segovia.
24:13Suarez!
24:21Luis Suarez restores the three-goal advantage for Inter-Miami.
24:26In career match 1,001 as a professional.
24:37And again, it's the dynamic duo, as was the case Wednesday, who've answered the call in fine fashion tonight.
24:45What a beautiful goal.
24:47This goal is all about patience.
24:50Patience and movement.
24:52Messi, wonderful turn.
24:53He plays it in to Weygan and you're thinking, okay, Weygan's gonna go for it.
24:56No, he's gonna play to Messi.
24:57Messi's gonna go for it.
24:58So Segovia, Segovia's gonna go for it.
25:00No.
25:01The most open player in the 18-yard box is Suarez.
25:04This is a goal of beauty.
25:07Not because it's far out, not because it's Suarez, but because of the patience that was created and the time that was needed and the finish from Suarez who found himself in the perfect position.
25:20What a wonderful team goal.
25:24Luis Suarez has five MLS goals this season.
25:28Three of those five scored since Wednesday night.
25:38And Inter-Miami can feel it now.
25:41Chance to go into the Club World Cup with real momentum.
25:45After stumbling for a nine-game stretch.
25:49Brought down here by the crew.
25:51Here's Max Armstead.
25:52Lifts that into the box.
25:54Waiting on it is Rios Novo.
25:58Just to clarify once again, it was Rubel Cava, not Falcone, who got the yellow card in that exchange a few minutes ago.
26:11Poked out off the foot of Farsi and Inter-Miami will have this on a throw.
26:17Columbus crew perhaps on the verge of going winless in six MLS matches for what would be only the second time in the Wilfred Nancy era since he was installed as head coach in 2023.
26:30The last such spoon was a seven-match winless run of the league last season.
26:35But that stretch of games coincided with a run to the CONCACAF Champions Cup Final and they were balancing a lot during that time.
26:42Some 20-plus minutes to change the narrative here as we watch Gazdag play back.
26:57Each of these teams plays again two weeks from tonight.
27:04We told you Miami and the Club World Cup.
27:06Columbus will be pulled against Vancouver on June 14th.
27:10Most NLS teams are rival next weekend, not all.
27:16Ciberco waiting on the Shembo.
27:26Ciberco, waiting on the Shembo.
27:29NW cutting.
27:33Headed by it to Miami.
27:34Checking traffic is Busquets.
27:36And he has Segovia.
27:37Taking that by the crew.
27:39Under pressure.
27:40Farsi is fouled by Segovia.
27:42Miami is ready to make a change.
27:43And Ian Frey will come into the match.
27:44It's Segovia who's coming out.
27:49And Ian Frey will come into the match.
27:52It's Segovia who's coming out.
28:02Second sub for the ring to Miami.
28:04But the first substitution window that they have used tonight.
28:11You can see.
28:12Allende will now come over to the left-hand side.
28:14Frey just go over to that right-hand side.
28:19Max Orpstein with his team down three.
28:38Truson Russell-Rowe getting busy on the sideline.
28:41Before the Columbus crew appears poised to be subbed into the match.
28:45This ball takes a deflection out.
28:47Referee is ruling and into Miami.
28:50Goal kick here.
28:52Well Max Orpstein is among nine players called for international duty for this.
29:01Columbus crew side in the coming window.
29:04Jedi Robinson is not part of that United States.
29:07Men's national team for the friendlies coming up on the gold cup.
29:10And a couple of choices for Mauricio Pochettino.
29:13You wonder who will get most of the playing time too.
29:17At that position for the United States in these coming games.
29:23Austin.
29:24Austin.
29:25Is the choice.
29:26Who works off the left foot.
29:27Frey.
29:28Who's just entered the game.
29:29The relatively fresh legs of Ian Frey gives here.
29:32Suarez.
29:33Takes it out wide.
29:34Luis Suarez.
29:35For Kramowski.
29:36Busquets.
29:37Messi.
29:38Lionel Messi.
29:39Buys time.
29:40Plays it across.
29:41Allen works it across.
29:42But broken up.
29:43Busquets over the loose ball.
29:44Plays this out wide.
29:45Suarez service whips it in.
29:46But Hagan is there for the catch.
29:47Just to kick us into Miami team at the moment.
29:48They've got the perfect balance between energy and know how.
29:53And that's always that tough balancing out for Mascherano.
30:11how and that's that's that's always that tough balancing out for mascherano he's got these
30:16unbelievable players but you need legs around them and he's got that balance right you've got
30:21the likes of allende you've got kramasky who's been outstanding this evening segovia who's just
30:26gone off and what they do they will run all day and not that players like messiah suarez
30:31need space green for them because they can do it themselves but they also help in enabling that
30:41to the ground by allan commits the foul quickly on the restart for the crew here's the
31:11here's farsi
31:14return from rossi there's a foul against into miami here busquets takes issue with the call
31:20from rosendo mendoza and he bleeds his innocence it just looks as always a very very clever move
31:25from busquets he's complaining he's saying it's not a foul this is the referee right close to him
31:33so austin is coming out herrera will take his place multiple subs for the crew now
31:41and darlington nagby's night is done
31:58and marcinich comes in triple substitution for columbus in the 72nd minute of the match
32:17all of this
32:26leading to the set piece for columbus down 4-1 on the road
32:31shambal on the free kick defended away
32:48ruin for the crew nancy has one substitution remaining here's herrera shambo
32:55chibarco for morrera
33:08They're trying to storm in the
33:10club World Cup with seven of a
33:12possible nine points over their
33:15final three games leading into
33:17the tournament.
33:21Columbus seeks out Herrera
33:23neatly headed away by Allen and
33:25booted out to safe haven.
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33:56What else cooking Red Bull still
33:59leading to nothing over Atlanta
34:01DC maintaining the lead against
34:03Cincinnati New England over
34:05Montreal which has had a heck of
34:07three one up on Orlando City.
34:13Charlotte has been in a bad way
34:15lately did not start the reigning
34:17goalkeeper of the year Kalina
34:19against Toronto.
34:20They have a lead on the road.
34:25Later on tonight the L.A. Galaxy
34:27still seeking their first win.
34:29Game number 17 for defending
34:31champions tonight.
34:33Mystifying stretch for Greg
34:35batty's side.
34:45We will comment again on this in
34:46the seventy fifth minute.
35:03ball in play.
35:04Allende is there.
35:13Suarez.
35:14Able to free this up for Ian
35:16Frey.
35:17And five into the attack for
35:18Inter Miami.
35:19Now Frey slows things.
35:20Busquets will take charge of this.
35:31Wagon.
35:32Busquets.
35:34And Kramowski calling for it.
35:38Big ball.
35:39Back by Martinez if you are just
35:40joining us.
35:45Number one keeper.
36:00Martinez finds Allende so comfortable on the ball all night into Miami Messi
36:22they've been brilliant so far this evening absolutely excellent in all areas of the pitch
36:29on the ball
36:31and off the ball as well
36:32brought down by Noah Allen
36:3724 year old homegrown from Pimble Pines Florida Martinez can't beat a slew of crew defenders
36:47and taken back here by Russell Rowe Jason Russell Rowe wants Rossi the backtracking his friend
36:59here's Kromoski
37:15Scherberko got a foot to it Busquets plays in the space and lots of it for Messi on the far side
37:22Lionel Messi on a two goal night looking for more
37:25Leaves it for Rian Frey now Wagan Allen
37:34Allen
37:41Wagan it again on the far side wants Messi and finds him Lionel Messi
37:43Suarez
37:45his possession and the crew bent the other way
37:49Kromoski
37:50Kromoski
37:51Kromoski
37:52Kromoski
37:53hey playing ahead
37:54Farsi on the far side
37:56Kromoski
37:57Kromoski
37:58Kromoski
37:59his team steering at a smash winless streak barring a big turn of events here
38:04Hey, play it ahead.
38:07Farsi on the far side.
38:13Columbus team staring at a six-match winless streak,
38:17barring a big turn of events here.
38:28Columbus going over the top for Rossi.
38:32Couldn't collect.
38:33Just got their starting positions right all game here to Miami.
38:37You've never really seen anybody having to sprint 20, 25 yards
38:41because the units are stretched.
38:43They moved up the pitch and down the pitch really, really well together.
38:46And don't get me wrong, when you don't have to dominate the ball,
38:49that's, I guess, what can happen.
38:50But they just won't go in.
38:51What a touch by Messi.
38:53Suarez is on it.
38:55Three into the attack for it to Miami.
38:57Back for Lionel Messi.
38:58Messi shooting and blocked away.
39:00He was going for the hat trick.
39:01It's out for a corner.
39:02I think Herrera did really well to get back then.
39:05But it's just such a good break.
39:07The touch.
39:08In this little touch, I think it was from Suarez on the halfway line.
39:11He's great.
39:12And then all of a sudden, it's three versus two.
39:14Messi gets the ball.
39:15He wants to go himself.
39:16A really important block from Herrera.
39:20It'll be Allende.
39:23Changes are coming for both sides.
39:27Who have one substitution remaining.
39:31Fafa Pico, poised to enter the match for Inter Miami.
39:35Messi will have the corner first.
39:42Top of the box.
39:44Guess who?
39:44That's a collector's item.
39:49On the full volley, Lionel Messi, who has two tonight and ten in this MLS regular season.
39:55Here come the changes for the crew.
39:58It's Lassie Lappalainen to come in and replace Mo Farsi.
40:06It'll be all for Columbus tonight.
40:08Wilfred Nancy has used five.
40:11And Inter Miami will wait on Fafa Pico here.
40:14He's not coming into the match just yet.
40:16In a four-one game for Miami's side that began the night.
40:27Sixth place in the Eastern Conference.
40:33A year in which Jorge Mas, the managing owner, predicted a trophy-laden season.
40:38It could be that.
40:40But again, their place in the conference, not what they want it to be.
40:42Eliminated in CONCACAF Champions Cup earlier than they had hoped.
40:51Luis Suarez finally will be subbed out.
40:54This has not happened a lot this season.
40:56Pico comes on.
40:58And I think when you look at it, and this for me is the goal of the game so far,
41:03they're just patient.
41:03Goes to Suarez.
41:04He's got his goal.
41:05Got more minutes.
41:06And it carries on.
41:07Confidence is high.
41:09Job done for him.
41:11He's fouled his score.
41:12He's got a great touch in the last couple of games for Inter-Miami.
41:18Say to Jehead.
41:19Cheverco for the crew.
41:30Shambo in a four-one game.
41:33Played back by Aliyu.
41:35Crew working to the near side.
41:37Here's Herrera.
41:38Marrera.
41:47Just to fend off a defender or two.
41:49That's poked out of play.
41:51And out for a deep throw here for Columbus.
41:53Rossi in the corner.
42:06It's a deflection out off the crew.
42:15And this is out for Rios Novo.
42:18Goal kick.
42:19The match momentum is presented by Old Spice.
42:22There you see.
42:23This was an encouraging start for Columbus on the road.
42:25And then in a matter of minutes it all turned in the first half.
42:28It wasn't.
42:29And you can see from Inter-Miami's side of things.
42:31It's all about sequences.
42:33You know, you see some black there when Columbus obviously have potentially been in the ascendancy.
42:39But that's a lot of the time when Inter-Miami are allowing them to have the ball set in the trash.
42:43So then they can break really quickly as the next section.
42:47Here's Herrera.
42:49With the game better than 82 minutes old.
42:51Rossi doesn't have enough in the tank to run on to that.
42:59The attention will turn to the international window coming up.
43:04And then a Club World Cup right after that for Javier Machadano and Inter-Miami.
43:09All of this happening with the crew playing again a third straight game without their number one keeper, Patrick Schulte.
43:18Bad break for him.
43:19Sunlined for the upcoming men's national team games with the oblique injury.
43:26Don't miss this week's installment of Sunday Night Soccer, by the way.
43:29Sounders host the up-and-coming Minnesota United in a great Western Conference matchup.
43:33Our coverage kicks off tomorrow at 5 p.m. Eastern right here on MLS Season Pass.
43:41I say a bad break for Patrick Schulte because it appears that the first choice keeper position for the United States
43:49is something that is there for the taking for someone.
43:53Matt Turner, the number one coming into this tournament, he doesn't play a lot.
44:00Crystal Palace, he didn't play a single Premier League game this year.
44:03His last game was an FA Cup match back in March.
44:07You get the feeling if Stefan or Schulte, or Matt Freeze of New York City, can get a chance.
44:14Would they give up the net?
44:15In the meantime, here's the crew looking for a second, and a shot.
44:19Didn't miss by much off the foot of Russell Rowe.
44:22That's a really good strike from Russell Rowe as well.
44:24Just dipped at the last minute as well.
44:27That's a lot closer than what it actually looked.
44:29Just see it's good pressing here, and then good play from Russell Rowe as well.
44:32Just skips the challenge from Frey.
44:34And then the strike when he hits at the last second, it just dips.
44:37You can even see the goalkeeper, Rios Novo.
44:40He's just hoping that it is going to go over the bar.
44:43Really good strike, just dipped a little bit too late.
44:45I mean, when you're talking about goalkeepers, I've always said,
44:49you know, when you're looking at international goalkeepers,
44:51you want the goalkeepers to be playing week in, week out.
44:54We know how good Matt Turner is.
44:56He's a great goalkeeper, but he's not playing week in, week out.
45:00So that is going to give other goalkeepers an opportunity,
45:03because for me, it's all about rhythm.
45:08I see Pico who's going up with Herrera, two substitutes.
45:15Pocchettino gave both starts in the recent Nations League
45:20to Matt Turner.
45:22Even the third-place game against Canada,
45:25when you thought the door might have opened
45:27for another member of that U.S. team.
45:29Allen ahead.
45:33Frey battling for this with Lapaline and Farside.
45:36But Shambo is there as well.
45:43Here's Seinich.
45:54Crew go long.
45:55Russell Rowe looking to get on this.
45:57Well, Falcone defending.
46:02Herrera joins the fight on the near side,
46:04but this rolls out for an Inter-Miami.
46:08Throwing its own hand for the field.
46:12On the verge of collecting their eighth win of the season.
46:15Gathered by Seinich, middle of the park.
46:27To the far side, Lapaline.
46:31Taken off his foot.
46:33Wigan has also defended very well tonight for Inter-Miami.
46:37The choice to start over Ian Frey.
46:39He's had a strong game.
46:40Yes.
46:41He's been very, very good.
46:42I think he's attacked well as well.
46:43Gone at the right times.
46:44I just think it's been a really good performance from Inter-Miami.
46:49And I think over these last few games,
46:51they've taken great confidence.
46:57Miami has a sub left.
46:59Alan Obando is standing by the fourth official,
47:04ready to come into the match.
47:05In the meantime, this is Herrera.
47:10Steven Moreira.
47:14Rossi with nowhere to go.
47:20It's a bat from Herrera.
47:26In Miami, three options to take the ball.
47:29They all waited on it.
47:30Give it away.
47:31And here's Russell Rowe.
47:32He's a Russell Rowe.
47:33Shot deflected.
47:34It goes wide.
47:35Fortunately for Rios Novo, it's out for a corner.
47:42I think it's one of those situations where Rios Novo,
47:45he knows it's going wide,
47:46but he knows it's come off one of his own players,
47:48so he's trying to stop it himself.
47:49Here's Shambo from the far side.
47:57Only goal for the crew tonight came off a corner.
48:04On the outswinger.
48:06And they got ahead to that,
48:07and taken here by Moreira for the crew.
48:09Here's more.
48:18Herrera.
48:18Seinich will fake a shot now off the left foot.
48:21That's blocked away.
48:24Comes back to Seinich.
48:27Here's Moreira.
48:30Chase by Allende.
48:39and one back to the foot of
48:42Messi Messi again Pico will race
48:48on to this Fafa Pico against
48:50Nico Higgins one on one good
48:53night they make it five Fafa
48:57Pico off the bench and Inter
49:00Miami will storm into the FIFA
49:02Club World Cup with a decisive
49:06win over one of the finest teams
49:09in the Eastern Conference
49:10when you talk about a player with
49:21intelligence with understanding of
49:23where the spaces and the movement of
49:25players there are none better than
49:27Messi what a ball to Pico and give
49:29great credit as well to Pico because
49:30he has so much time to figure out
49:32decide what he's going to do and
49:34he's made such a big impact off the
49:36bench but the ball is magnificent
49:39from Messi absolutely brilliant he
49:41knows what he's going to do three
49:43days before anybody else does but
49:44then like I say give Pico great
49:46credit he's come on as a substitute
49:47he's fresh and plenty of time to
49:49think goes with the right choice
49:52what a performance from into Miami build as a
49:56heavyweight fight in the east
49:58Miami with the knockout punch courtesy of
50:01Fafa Pico that goal for the journeyman
50:04who's with his sixth MLS team is the
50:0760th of his career
50:09stops in Philadelphia Dallas Houston
50:16Nashville Vancouver prior to this
50:20this exclusive net cam replay is brought
50:30to you by T-Mobile and he's brilliant
50:32from Pico knows exactly what he wants to
50:35do sometimes forward thinking players
50:37can have too much time on the ball and
50:38can overthink
50:39the Pico got it absolutely spot-on
50:42substitutions for Miami
50:44Allende comes out
50:46so does Martinez
50:47Ryan Saylor
50:51comes into the game and so does
50:54it's Alan Ovando
51:00and a time is presented by Audi fourth
51:04official tonight
51:07Elvis Osmonevic has informed us of two
51:10minutes with the game seemingly out of
51:11hand
51:13we look at Obando one of the pickups by
51:15Miami midseason
51:18Ecuadorian who scored a goal in his
51:19first MLS start this year
51:24who will get back to the drawing board
51:26in the next game two weeks from now
51:31free kick has played to sandwich
51:34and across for Shambo
51:46Rossi to play across broken up by Pico
51:49Rossi is the man who will take it
52:04one thing into Miami do is entertain
52:06if you look at their last eight games
52:0844 goals combined
52:10it's been unbelievable
52:14signal by Rossi in the closing moments here
52:17the way by Pico now lap a line in the
52:24swing that ball in far post one of the
52:26better chances for the crew
52:28and it's out for a corner from the far
52:30side with likely under a minute to go
52:33well for Nancy I'm sure would be
52:34disappointed with the performance
52:44it's sadish on the set piece here for the crew
52:49off the right foot to swing that in
52:50loose ball
52:52ribble kava got a head to it
52:54cleared away that is all into Miami
52:59with a 5-1 win on its home ground
53:02their summer of soccer will continue with the 32 team
53:06fifa club world cup and they'll go into it with back-to-back victories
53:11and all of this began with the comeback against Philadelphia some seven nights ago they've had a heck of a week
53:23this is the player of the match
53:30who else other than that man Messi he just loves the game so much just everything about him
53:38you could play him on a five-a-side pitch and it still looked like he had half an hour on the ball he is
53:42so good so strong you see every time he picks the ball up it's near enough impossible to dispossess him
53:48and the thing is as an opponent you become worried because you're worried that he's going to embarrass you
53:54and Messi does exactly that to Hagen
53:57you see what it means to him and his teammates as well and then Busquez plays the ball through
54:00and another one just scoops it over the goalkeeper Hagen just makes the sublime look so so simple
54:12for national team duty with Argentina defending world champions have already booked their place
54:20in the 2026 world cup but it takes a lot for Messi to refuse a call-off he did that earlier this year that
54:28was injury related
54:32and tonight a two goal performance and into Miami with the look of a contender again that's been
54:40recaptured here in the last eight days we'll take a quick timeout Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale
54:47full-time highlights straight ahead
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