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00:00...in international tournament since their dramatic comeback at Philadelphia one week ago.
00:05Leveling a match in the 95th minute and following that moment with a decisive 4-2 win versus Montreal midweek.
00:13There's a sense around the club that this momentum must be sustained.
00:19They're seeking a regular season sweep of Columbus.
00:22First kick, South Florida, minutes away.
00:30What the computer is telling us, the game, of course, is played with 22 human beings on the field.
00:40And perhaps these numbers reflect the recent form of these sides.
00:45Miami's had a relatively good week.
00:47Columbus comes in winless in its last five matches, looking to end that stretch tonight.
00:54We're set for a good one here at Chase Stadium.
00:57The referee in charge is Rosendo Mendoza.
01:00He was the referee for the Eastern Conference Final last year, which many thought would feature these two clubs.
01:08It included neither.
01:09Jeffrey Greeson, Kevin Locker, his assistants.
01:12And standing by in North Texas, Edvin Juricetich is the man in charge of VAR.
01:17John Krill is his assistant this evening.
01:21Jordy Alva, not part of the festivities tonight.
01:27He's a spectator.
01:29His status for the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup remains to be seen.
01:34He is out tonight, as is Gonzalo Lujan.
01:37The key players on the Miami back line who walked off with injury.
01:43And the match played here on Wednesday.
01:45As we get a look at Lionel Messi, next goal for him will be his 30th in the regular season.
01:50It would establish a new club record for Inter-Miami.
01:54We'll see if that comes tonight.
01:56Columbus is an NLS original.
02:02Miami, a relative newbie.
02:04But there's a history between these sides that's been brewing.
02:07Inter-Miami clinched the supporters' shield last season October 2nd in Columbus.
02:12A 3-2 victory in which Messi scored twice.
02:16The crew defeated Miami on the road to a League's Cup title last year.
02:21And we're underway tonight under the fireworks in Fort Lauderdale.
02:26We're glad you've joined us on NLS Season Pass.
02:30The crew in black.
02:32Max Orfston.
02:33Gold Cup down.
02:34Starts the attack for Columbus.
02:36And the switch to the right.
02:38And Mohamed Forsey.
02:39This is the one change to the starting 11 for the crew from midweek.
02:44That ball played out.
02:45Now for a goal kick.
02:46And it's good covering from Busquets.
02:48But that will be the order of the day for Columbus.
02:49We've seen already with Miami when they defend, they defend narrow.
02:54But they leave the opposite side of the pitch open.
02:56And when you look at the likes of Forsey, attack-minded right wing-back.
02:59Orfston, attack-minded down the other side on the left wing-back position.
03:03They will be the outlaws.
03:05So we'll be interested to see how Inter-Miami deal with that.
03:07Perhaps one reason that Marcelo Wegan, the right-back on the ball now for Inter-Miami,
03:13is the choice by Javier Mascherano tonight.
03:16Ian Frey plays well.
03:18Maybe gives the team a little bit more in attack.
03:20It is Wegan who draws big defensive responsibility with Arsena on that side tonight.
03:26The Argentine plays ahead.
03:28The return from Ben-Amin Kramaski is taken away.
03:31Ibrahim Aliou, working on Maxi Falcone.
03:37First touch, middle of the park for Lionel Messi, but taken away.
03:40I think there's a significance of importance as well when you look at the two wingers for Inter-Miami.
03:44Because, yes, they're going to want to get forward to joining.
03:46But they're going to have to cover.
03:47But Moreira, when he looks to get forward from right-side, center-back,
03:50and Amundsen on the left-hand side as well to make sure that Miami's two fullbacks don't get 2v1 against them.
03:55Amundsen for the captain, Darlington Nagby.
03:59Veteran of more than 400 NLS games.
04:02A cross for Steven Moreira.
04:06And Farsi to the foot of Dylan Shambaugh.
04:12Arsena collects for the Columbus crew.
04:15Walks one-on-one on Wagan.
04:18Able to work that ball across.
04:20That's headed away.
04:21Noah Allen with the clearance, but Nagby, with a neat touch, gives to Shambaugh.
04:29Here's Moreira.
04:31Working right-side of the 18.
04:34Broken up, and it's out for a crew throw.
04:36It's been a really good start for Columbus, the way that they've settled.
04:39They're always looking for overloads, in particular in the wide areas,
04:41and they're usually with different plays at different times.
04:43But today, we're already seeing two outside centre-backs.
04:47They're the ones that are looking to join in with the wing-backs.
04:50Dispossessed is Luis Suarez, and taken back by Columbus again.
04:54Nagby.
04:57To the far side, and played back for Farsi.
04:59This is a crew team seeking its first win since the 3rd of May,
05:04but still maintaining, despite its recent run of winless form,
05:10a top-four position in the Eastern Conference.
05:14Trilling Nashville by a point.
05:17Take it here by Columbus.
05:18This ball takes a deflection.
05:20It's out wide.
05:20Oliou cutting, and it's coming back for a goal kick.
05:23It's been a great start from Columbus.
05:24Obviously, Interrame, they've come into the game with the intention of sitting deep and sitting now,
05:29but at some point, you have to go towards the opposition players,
05:32and they haven't done that.
05:33It's a really good build-up.
05:34Just Alliou gets there first.
05:37Now, the Falcone was not able to direct on target.
05:39He did want the corner, but a really positive start from Columbus so far.
05:42Oskar Ustadte, fresh off a contract extension in midweek.
05:48He and this Inter-Miami side have allowed multiple goals numerous times,
05:54seven times in their last eight matches in all competitions,
05:58and things complicated by injured players on the back line.
06:02They go long.
06:02Tadio Allende with the speed to get on this.
06:05Allende strikes off.
06:06Run to go to this ball.
06:08Saved off the line at the last moment.
06:10Oh, a heroic stop.
06:11Now, the flag does go up on the near side.
06:14It looks as though the flag has actually gone up, though.
06:19It looked initially like it was for offside.
06:21The flag went up.
06:24Well, that's what Inter-Miami they're looking to do.
06:25You just see the run here from Allende.
06:28Oh, I don't think he is.
06:31I don't think he is in an offside position.
06:33We know that the assistant referee keeps his flag down
06:35to see what happens as the end result.
06:37The ball doesn't go into the back of the net.
06:41But it's good play from Allende.
06:43We know that he's obviously playing on the wing,
06:47but he will drift inside.
06:48And a lot of the times what you'll find is Columbus will dominate the ball,
06:51and then Inter-Miami they'll look to play on the counterattack.
06:53But that's where Sogovia and Allende are going to be really important
06:56because they're the two of their fastest players in attack.
06:59Malte Amundsen knew about none of that and cleared that ball away.
07:03Here's Daniel Gazdag for Columbus.
07:06Tries to play it across for Aliouz,
07:09sent back the other way by Falcone.
07:11Settled again by Darlington Nagby.
07:13The crew captain for Arvston.
07:30Amundsen to the far side.
07:32Farsi is there for Columbus.
07:35Moe Farsi into the box.
07:37Touched by Rossi.
07:38But that's all.
07:40Inter-Miami trying to look this out of harm's way.
07:42And they do.
07:44They have four in transition on the counter.
07:46And a big runway for Lionel Messi.
07:49Messi plays it across.
07:51Allende trying to get on this and broken up by the crew.
07:54The work rate of Rossi then was unbelievable.
07:58He sprints all the way back.
08:00He's the one that just had an opportunity,
08:02and he finds himself getting back to try and stop Messi and company.
08:05But what Columbus have to do there, rest defending,
08:08they have to be marking players.
08:10Because we know that Messi, when his team are out of possession,
08:13he's always looking for where the space is.
08:14So when Inter-Miami win the ball back,
08:16they can go straight away and potentially go over the press of Columbus.
08:19So the communication has to be absolutely spot on for Columbus
08:22to make sure that what we just saw then doesn't happen on a regular occurrence.
08:27Lionel Messi looking to continue what's already been a fantastic week.
08:31Remember, a week ago, scoring on a direct free kick
08:34in the come-from-behind draw
08:36that Miami produced on the road at Philadelphia.
08:40And then a player of the matchday performance in midweek against Montreal.
08:44Seventh time in his career, he's earned that honor.
08:50Here's Moreira.
08:51Whips the ball past the foot of Aliou.
08:57Ustadte will let it go for a goal kick.
09:00And what they're doing in Inter-Miami,
09:01when they're defending, they're defending really narrow.
09:03This will be the plan of Javier Mascherano.
09:06There's no question about it.
09:07He will have said to his plays this one.
09:08When we're defending, we're defending narrow.
09:09We give up the whip to Columbus,
09:11because what that will do,
09:12that will obviously entice the wing-backs forward,
09:14but it will entice the outside centre-backs forward as well.
09:16And that's where the likes of Messi then can go in positions
09:19that have been vacated by the outside centre-backs of Columbus.
09:22Wegan.
09:24Aliou thought he muscled Marcello Wegan off the ball.
09:28It's a free kick here for Inter-Miami.
09:30They wanted to play quickly.
09:32The referee, Mendoza, will play this back.
09:34As we look at Wilfred Nansi, age 48,
09:38third year with the Columbus crew,
09:40the coach of the year in Major League Soccer in 2024.
09:43His players will tell you our approach does not change,
09:48whether we are home or away.
09:54Wegan to challenge for this near side with Arvston.
09:57He had some support with Kromoski.
09:59The foul is against Columbus.
10:01Just taking a look as well at Amundsen at the moment.
10:03He's just gone off.
10:05Sorry, he's just gone down off the ball.
10:08He definitely has a problem.
10:10Let's see straight away.
10:15Players looking to make sure that he's OK.
10:21And perhaps getting set to come in
10:23long before he anticipated.
10:26Cesar Rubelcaba is taking the warm-up off,
10:29and we may have an early substitution here
10:31for the Columbus crew and Wilfred Nansi.
10:34It certainly looks that way.
10:38Rubelcaba, the second-round pick in the 2025 draft
10:42out of Southern Methodist University.
10:46Signed from Crew 2 in March.
10:52Amundsen, the Danish defender,
10:54among his highlights,
10:55that unforgettable goal in the 2023 playoffs
10:59versus Atlanta.
11:00What do we see here?
11:01You just see he's sending a signal straight away
11:03to the coaching staff,
11:07the medical staff as well,
11:09that he's not able to continue.
11:17So it's the crew who employ
11:18the first substitution of the night.
11:20In the meantime, Busquets off the set-piece.
11:23Settled in the box.
11:25Taken here by Allende.
11:26His chance blocked away.
11:28It's out for the first corner of the night
11:30for Inter-Miami.
11:36Talasco-Segovia
11:37set for Venezuelan duty will take it.
11:40Just seeing Inter-Miami,
11:41just trying to take advantage
11:42of any spaces in behind
11:44Columbus's back three.
11:47Messi for Kramowski.
11:49Able to work this across.
11:50David Martinez gets a hit to it.
11:52That's Falcone reaching out with the foot.
11:55It's coming back for a goal kick.
11:58Dangerous doings in the Columbus box.
12:00Yeah, it's worked really well.
12:01When the ball comes across to Martinez,
12:03you think Suarez or Falcone,
12:06one of them,
12:06has to get on the end of it.
12:09Just he's played across.
12:10Suarez maybe gets the slightest touch on it.
12:14Lovely ball from Kramowski.
12:15Played across.
12:16Yeah, he does.
12:17Suarez gets the slightest touch on it
12:18because I don't think,
12:19I think if he doesn't get any touch on it,
12:21then Falcone's putting it into the net.
12:22And now the crew to the captain, Nagby.
12:29Here's Ravel Kaba.
12:33And Max Austin.
12:39Daniel Gosda, at this point,
12:41game number nine for the crew
12:44since the trade from the Philadelphia Union,
12:46still seeking his first goal for the club.
12:48And now Rossi surveys Shambo.
13:01And now Rossi surveys Shambo.
13:06Switch to the left in Arfsten.
13:08Rival Kaba with Machirano from the sideline
13:19directing the Miami press.
13:21Played ahead by Ciberco.
13:23They're not forcing the issue at the moment
13:31into Miami's in terms of the pressing.
13:33So they're just trying to set traps for Columbus.
13:36And that's how they've had a couple of their opportunities.
13:39Playing the ball forward really, really quickly.
13:41In a way, into Miami,
13:42they're trying to do to Columbus
13:43what number of teams have been doing
13:44to into Miami in recent weeks.
13:46So we'll look at Nicholas Hagen
13:48getting the start for the third straight time
13:50for the crew, the Guatemalan.
13:52Guatemala actually plays a friendly tonight
13:54against El Salvador.
13:57Communication with the Guatemalan Federation,
14:00Wilford Nancey.
14:01Not as man to stay here
14:02for a big league game with the club.
14:06Here's Astadi.
14:07A dozen minutes gone by.
14:11Nil-nil in Fort Lauderdale.
14:14Coming back for this is Segovia.
14:19Links with Busquets.
14:22Challenged by Gazda.
14:23Commits the foul.
14:27Got the impression, speaking with Wilford Nancey,
14:30as Messi works quickly on the restart
14:32and goes over the top.
14:33Allende with a shot!
14:35It's in the back of the net!
14:36Taddeo Allende stretches the field
14:39and opens the scoring.
14:40Enter Miami with a 1-0 lead.
14:54His fourth goal in the last five matches.
15:01And Columbus caught flat-footed.
15:03They are, and it's been a number of times
15:05as well, where there's been space in behind
15:07and Inter Miami have tried to take advantage of it
15:09on a few occasions
15:10and they've got there this time as well.
15:13It was a really well-thought-out three-kick.
15:15You've got the runners in behind.
15:17Allende, we know that he's a willing runner.
15:19You just see Messi,
15:20the ability that he's got
15:21to just play that ball.
15:23And then there's probably a little bit
15:24of a question mark to say,
15:25Hagen, should he have come out
15:27a little bit earlier?
15:30Inter Miami, they don't care.
15:31The ball ends up in the back of the net.
15:34My only question mark is,
15:35when Messi took that free kick,
15:37I don't know.
15:38Obviously, it's been looked at
15:39and it's been taken.
15:40It's been made sure that it's not happened.
15:42But I thought the ball was moving
15:43when Messi took that free kick.
15:45Instead, he will likely be credited
15:49for his second assist in his many games.
15:53In that midweek game against Montreal,
15:55his assist on a Luis Suarez goal
15:57was actually his first assist
15:58since Miami's opening game this season.
16:02Messi feeling it in this stretch
16:04wants Suarez but taken away.
16:08Given back to Inter Miami.
16:10What a touch by Bosquets.
16:11This is Suarez off a two-goal performance
16:15Wednesday of his own.
16:17Segovia out wide to the foot of Noah Allen.
16:25And now Falcone.
16:33Inter Miami.
16:35From the first meeting in Cleveland
16:37before 60,000, a 1-0 scoreline,
16:40the crew will tell you
16:41they outplayed them that day.
16:43With some metrics to back that up,
16:45they had the ball nearly 60% of the day.
16:48And they unleashed 16 shots
16:50in what was a frustrating
16:52up-downing defeat.
16:53Messi with the steal.
16:54Messi parried away.
16:56That's in the back of the net.
16:57Hagen got a piece of it
16:59but not enough.
17:00It's a two-nothing game.
17:01Lionel Messi to double the lead
17:15in the opening quarter hour
17:17and Inter Miami flying now
17:19on its home ground.
17:24Well, what a start from Inter Miami.
17:27You just look,
17:28when this pass comes back to Hagen,
17:29all of a sudden he's under a bit of pressure.
17:31Kromasky does really well.
17:32He makes him go onto his left foot.
17:34He's not able to get the distance on it.
17:36And the one person
17:37you do not want the ball to fall to
17:39is Messi
17:40because he just looks,
17:41takes one touch
17:42and says,
17:43thank you very much.
17:44Hagen is off his line.
17:46He doesn't cover himself in glory once again
17:47but you just see the clearance here.
17:49It's great play from Kromasky.
17:51And then just a lob
17:52from Messi
17:52and from a Columbus team
17:54that started really well.
17:56They find themselves 2-0 down
17:58after 15 minutes.
17:59Lionel Messi arrived
18:01in the summer of 2023.
18:03That's his 30th regular season goal.
18:06And with that,
18:07he passes Gonzalo Higuain
18:09for the most regular season goals
18:11in what is granted
18:12the brief history of Inter Miami.
18:15But man, oh man,
18:16it didn't take long.
18:18That's his ninth of the year.
18:20Incredible.
18:20Shambo free kick
18:24for Columbus
18:25which
18:26surprisingly
18:27finds itself
18:28down 2.
18:34Signal by Shambo.
18:36Curls towards the far post
18:38waiting on this
18:39Kromasky to head it away.
18:43And taken by Arsten.
18:44Rubel Kaba
18:49to play back.
18:56And Astadi
18:57will innocently
18:58see that out.
19:00Big developments
19:01early on
19:02here at Chase Stadium
19:03as we look at
19:04Max Arsten
19:04bracing for
19:05a big summer
19:07with the United States
19:08men's national team.
19:09They have friendlies
19:10against Turkey
19:11and Switzerland
19:11and the Gold Cup
19:13to follow.
19:14What role will he play?
19:22Pass by Allen
19:23comes right back
19:25to the young
19:27Miami defender
19:28and Suarez
19:29hauled down
19:30as play
19:31will be halted
19:32for a free kick.
19:33I think when you look
19:34at the possession
19:34this is something
19:35that Miami
19:36aren't traditionally
19:37used to
19:37but they are
19:38at their best
19:39when they don't
19:40have to dominate
19:40the ball.
19:41So far this season
19:42their four highest
19:42possessions
19:43they've lost two
19:43and drawn two
19:44conceded 11
19:45their four lowest
19:45possessions
19:46they've won all four
19:47conceded just two
19:49and the way
19:50that Columbus play
19:50they will not change
19:51for anybody
19:52and that could
19:52actually suit
19:53into Miami's
19:54in terms of
19:54being able to
19:55play on the
19:55counter attack
19:55and not leaving
19:56too much space
19:57in behind.
19:58Busquets
19:59and now Messi
20:01what a touch
20:02and the return
20:03from Wigan
20:03Kromoski
20:05wins the throw.
20:07nothing is over
20:10until the crew
20:11says it's over
20:12down by two
20:13yes this appears
20:14daunting in the
20:15early stages
20:15but Wilfred
20:16Nazi's team
20:17does lead MLS
20:18in points one
20:19from losing positions.
20:237-2
20:24and 7
20:25on the year
20:25clubs only lost
20:26twice
20:27game we referenced
20:28in Cleveland
20:29and last weekend
20:31against Charlotte.
20:31here's Marrera
20:41Chiberco
20:54Hagan
21:02with another
21:04ball
21:04nearly taken
21:05away by
21:06into Miami
21:07but settled
21:07by the crew
21:08instead
21:08Nagby plays
21:09back
21:10and now
21:11Rossi
21:12you can see
21:14there's definitely
21:14a little bit
21:15of nerves
21:16from Hagan
21:16after that
21:17last pass
21:18back
21:18that he just
21:19inadvertently
21:19played to Messi
21:20who put the
21:20ball into
21:21the back
21:21of the net
21:21on the far side
21:25Farsi
21:26with the crew
21:26trying to get
21:27back into this
21:28Ustadte
21:29off his line
21:30and neatly
21:30to the foot
21:31of Martinez
21:32Maxi Falcone
21:35for Inter Miami
21:36turn to the 11
21:40from Maxi Falcone
21:42not much of a choice
21:43from Marciadano
21:44really with
21:45the side
21:46not as deep
21:47as he would
21:47prefer right now
21:48here's
22:01here's
22:01Wagan
22:01Austin
22:08Diego Rossi
22:10trying to play
22:15that back
22:15for Marrero
22:16taken back
22:17by Inter Miami
22:18Messi
22:19with
22:19Shambo
22:20all over him
22:21Messi
22:21tries to escape
22:22the pressure
22:22he's fouled
22:23instead
22:23what they're doing
22:25really well
22:25Inter Miami
22:25we know
22:26with Columbus
22:26they love to
22:27dominate at times
22:28through the middle
22:28yes they want
22:29to go wide
22:29but when Inter Miami
22:31are out of possession
22:32Segofner and
22:33Ayode
22:33they're
22:33really really narrow
22:35to make it
22:36sort of
22:36four versus
22:37two at times
22:37in that central
22:38midfield area
22:38that works
22:39in Miami's favor
22:40Segovia
22:41taken off the ball
22:42Rossi
22:42has this for Columbus
22:44Garlington
22:54Nagby
22:54for Shambo
22:55flag stays down
22:59Aliyu
22:59on the run
23:00but booted away
23:01from him
23:01by Ustani
23:02Antonio Allende
23:07all the flex
23:08up high
23:09and it comes
23:10here to Falcone
23:11for Inter Miami
23:11Allende
23:14spins away
23:15from Austin
23:15fans like that
23:16gives to Lionel
23:18Messi
23:18the Miami
23:18captain
23:19across
23:20for Segovia
23:20Messi again
23:28perfectly
23:28flag
23:30now Allen
23:30works it
23:31across
23:31by the arm
23:32outstretched
23:33of Hagen
23:34and
23:34flag does go up
23:36on the near side
23:37anyway
23:38the player's
23:40spotlight is
23:41presented by
23:41Allstate
23:42you are in good
23:43hands
23:44when Cucho
23:44departed
23:45one of the big
23:46questions
23:46where would the
23:47goals come from
23:48the answer
23:49largely
23:49Diego Rossi
23:50this year
23:50yeah
23:51and it's
23:51very very similar
23:52to when
23:52Zeller I am
23:53left
23:53and then
23:54Cucho
23:55came into his
23:56own
23:56I think
23:56he feels
23:57a responsibility
23:57more so
23:58now
23:58Rossi
23:59and whether
23:59he's playing
24:00we know
24:00that that
24:01front three
24:01is very
24:01interchangeable
24:02at times
24:02he'll be
24:03that false
24:03nine
24:03but if
24:04Columbus
24:04are going
24:05to get
24:05themselves
24:05back
24:05into this
24:06game
24:06he needs
24:07to be a
24:07huge part
24:08of it
24:08he's been
24:08relatively
24:08quiet
24:09so far
24:09resume
24:12that does
24:12include a
24:13golden boot
24:13in MLS
24:14granted
24:14that was
24:14just 14
24:15goals
24:15in the
24:16COVID
24:16shortened
24:162020
24:17season
24:18he's been
24:19good this
24:19year
24:20Suarez
24:21has been
24:22good for
24:22a thousand
24:23games
24:23Luis Suarez
24:25for goal
24:25and sends
24:26it by
24:26the far
24:27post
24:27just getting
24:30they're getting
24:30caught out
24:31at the moment
24:31Columbus
24:32they're dominating
24:33the ball
24:33Columbus
24:34and what
24:34they're doing
24:35they're losing
24:35the ball
24:36in dangerous
24:36areas
24:36and then
24:36into Miami
24:37are just
24:38going for it
24:38you just see
24:39here
24:40it's brilliant
24:40from Messi
24:41Hagan
24:42like I say
24:43he will not
24:44look back
24:44at that
24:45with much
24:47joy whatsoever
24:48the fact
24:48if he was
24:49the one
24:49that passed
24:49the ball
24:50to Messi
24:51but I go
24:51back to
24:52Kramaski
24:52as well
24:52it was
24:53really good
24:53pressing
24:53for him
24:54to make
24:54sure
24:54he had to
24:55open up
24:55the other
24:55way
24:55and Messi
24:57was just
24:57delighted
24:57to receive
24:58the ball
24:59and he does
24:59what Messi
25:00does
25:00this is
25:00impressive
25:01from Miami
25:02early Danny
25:02and the respect
25:03that they're
25:03reading the game
25:04very well
25:05against
25:05what is
25:06numerically
25:07the best
25:07passing team
25:08in MLS
25:08in Columbus
25:09I just
25:10I just think
25:10I just think
25:10I just think
25:10I just think
25:10that Inter
25:10are a far
25:11better team
25:12when they're
25:13able to be
25:13compacted
25:14when they're
25:14able to be
25:15deep at times
25:15they've got
25:16runners in
25:16Allende
25:17and Segovia
25:18how many times
25:19Columbus have
25:19tried a couple
25:20of times
25:20to play the ball
25:21over Inter
25:21Miami's defense
25:22which has been
25:22their weakness
25:23going long
25:24flag stays down
25:25for Messi
25:25Lionel Messi
25:26is in
25:27oh my
25:28it's the goalkeeper
25:29a second straight
25:30week
25:31and it's a
25:323-0 game
25:33it's been a
25:39week long
25:39masterclass
25:41from the
25:42eight time
25:42Ballon d'Or
25:43winner
25:53mid first half
25:54the lead
25:55has grown
25:55to three
25:56it's once again
25:58just setting
25:59the traps
26:00continuously
26:01you see the
26:02high line
26:02and you can see
26:04it's actually
26:04Farsi
26:05the right wing
26:06back that's
26:06playing Messi
26:07on
26:07he's not in
26:08line with
26:08the rest
26:09of the back
26:09five
26:09and it's a
26:10simple finish
26:11for Messi
26:11once again
26:12and it's been
26:14a quite
26:15sensational
26:16first half
26:17from Inter
26:17Miami
26:18whereas for
26:18Columbus
26:19it's been
26:19the complete
26:20opposite
26:21what a ball
26:21from Busquets
26:22but it's too
26:23easy
26:23it is far
26:24too easy
26:25but I go
26:26back to the
26:26game plan
26:26from Inter
26:27Miami
26:27they've been
26:27happy to
26:28sit back
26:28happy to
26:29allow Columbus
26:30onto them
26:30win the ball
26:30back and
26:31then get
26:31the ball
26:31forward as
26:32soon as
26:32possible
26:33they've not
26:33even given
26:34Columbus the
26:35opportunity to
26:36counterpress
26:36which is what
26:37they are known
26:38for as well
26:38that's why
26:39they've always
26:39played the
26:40high line
26:40at the moment
26:41Inter Miami
26:42winning the
26:42ball back
26:42making that
26:43first pass
26:43making sure
26:44the counterpress
26:44can't happen
26:45and the next
26:46ball is going
26:46over the top
26:47and they've
26:47taken full
26:48advantage of it
26:48Lionel Messi
26:49has hit 10
26:50goals in just
26:51over a thousand
26:52minutes in MLS
26:53this season
26:53already
26:54so that's a
26:55perfect example
26:56so many times
26:57this season
26:57we've seen
26:58balls played
26:59over the top
26:59down the side
27:00and that's
27:01left the back
27:03four of Inter
27:03Miami
27:03isolated
27:04now when
27:04Columbus are
27:05trying to play
27:05that longer
27:06ball
27:06it's going
27:07through to
27:07Astari
27:08and that's
27:08the starting
27:08lines
27:09defensively
27:09from Inter
27:10Miami
27:10Suarez
27:11finds
27:12Allende
27:13Tatio
27:14Allende
27:14back for
27:15Suarez
27:15look at
27:16Miami
27:16Messi
27:17plays into
27:18the back
27:18Suarez
27:19shot
27:19angle
27:19that chance
27:20blocked away
27:21Allende
27:22gave it a go
27:23but cleared away
27:24by the crew
27:24Gazdag
27:26will settle
27:27here for
27:28Columbus
27:28this is
27:39Nagby
27:39with the crew
27:40trying to get
27:41this game
27:42under control
27:43if you look
27:47at this game
27:47and the way
27:48it's set out
27:49right from the
27:49start
27:50it was all
27:50about one
27:51team trying
27:51to control
27:51the game
27:52in possession
27:52Columbus
27:53and one
27:53team trying
27:54to control
27:55the game
27:55out of possession
27:56in Inter
27:56Miami
27:56and Inter
27:57Miami
27:57have done
27:58exceptionally
27:58well
27:59apart from
27:59the first
28:00five minutes
28:00where Columbus
28:01had a few
28:01looks
28:01now what
28:02they're doing
28:03they're saying
28:03to Columbus
28:03yes you can
28:04go into this
28:04area
28:04because when
28:06we win the
28:06ball back
28:07we're going
28:07to strike
28:08and we're going
28:08to get at
28:08you with one
28:09pass
28:09and they've
28:09done it
28:10so well
28:10so far
28:11for the crew
28:15Rubel Kaba
28:16who's come in
28:17for the injured
28:18multi Amundsen
28:19in this first half
28:22is coming off the rails
28:24for the crew
28:25Rubel Kaba again
28:26here's Shamba
28:30Nagby back in his own area
28:47against the Miami side right now
28:49that's smelling blood in the water
28:51Rossi though
28:52with a nice turn
28:53to get away from
28:54Kromoski initially
28:55gets here to Daniel
28:56Gazdog
28:56taken off
28:58his foot
28:58defended by
28:59Sokovia
29:00and now
29:01Messi again
29:02they're so compact
29:04defensively
29:05yes they're staying
29:06in that 4-4-2
29:07but they're moving
29:08up and down
29:09the pitch together
29:09there's no
29:10gap between
29:11the defensive
29:11midfield
29:12or the attack
29:13so it means
29:14that none of the
29:14players for
29:15Inter Miami
29:16are finding
29:16themselves isolated
29:17what Machirano
29:23has been searching
29:24for
29:24for
29:25the longest time
29:26this is a Miami team
29:2815 goals conceded
29:29in the last 5 matches
29:31they've played
29:3225 goals allowed
29:33in their last 9
29:35coming into tonight
29:36Cheberko
29:37called up
29:44to the Ukraine
29:45national team
29:46they have friendlies
29:47coming up
29:48including one
29:48against Canada
29:49in the coming days
29:50Cheberko
29:51tries to walk
29:51that across
29:52blocked away
29:54Wigat
29:55to make the play
29:56clear it out
29:57towards the middle
29:58of the park
29:58but Nappy's
29:59waiting for it again
30:00here's Ofston
30:04here's Farsi
30:24here's Farsi
30:27for Marrera to Miami defenders to contend with it's taken away and they work it up top for Suarez
30:36lead back here for Noah Allen
30:39into Miami blitz in the opening 28 plus minutes of the match
30:47Messi with two Allende with one three nothing into Miami here's Busquets Messi again Segovia
31:01Suarez back for Talasco Segovia
31:07Busquets Messi again with a touch in the 18 Messi fortunate for Columbus they had the defender on the line
31:25although the flag does go up on the near side anyway Jeffrey Griesen raises Busquets is causing a
31:32huge problem we're used to see him as seeing him as a defensive midfielder Columbus think that he's
31:36just gonna say he's not sitting but there's nobody picking him up because Nagbe is having to track
31:40a lot of the times either Messi or Suarez when he comes in a little bit deeper so what you're
31:45finding is the back three for clubs at the moment they're marking one player or at times no players
31:50so one of the back three or two of the back three they need to get more involved in terms maybe
31:53pushing to midfield because at the moment Busquets is just having free reign to do exactly what he
31:58wants to do Columbus looking for the one moment to turn the tide here Shambo
32:02to an open Nagbe
32:06here's Rubel Kama to see Mascherano just saying to his players no need to press
32:27don't press that's what Columbus are waiting for they're waiting for that start and press to try and isolate but at the moment you can just see
32:35all the plays in front of them works so much better for them
32:39and all they're saying to Columbus if you can go backwards and if you can go sideways we're not going to get behind because you're doing it really well
32:44I think our viewers are seeing all ten Miami players in one singular camera shot here this is the best they've moved maybe this season
32:51yeah and and and the reason that is happening is because of the team because of the team that they're playing against so they're
32:57able to pick up these balls and then obviously they see the foul there but that's what's happening because they're not having to dominate the ball
33:02they're not getting stretched they're saying to Columbus we're gonna sit back and then we're good to go
33:07the player comparison is presented by Celsius pure passion maximum energy with zero sugar we're keeping an eye on two old pros Sergio Busquets
33:17Sterlington Nagby tonight goes back to what I'm saying we're seeing Busquets he's covered more ground than not be not too much
33:22but that's because Busquets is being the instigator he's realizing that he's got space to run into Nagby
33:27he's just being concerned with Messi and Suarez one of them dropping off and what he needs to do
33:32he needs to be able to say to one of his center backs listen it's three versus two if Suarez or Messi drops off one of you have to go to him
33:38because at the moment he's not able to play the role that he wants to play and that means that Busquets is able to shine and
33:43go forward himself because he's made some beautiful passes so far and we know how good he is with his
33:49distribution from deep but this is a little bit higher of the pitch from Busquets
33:53Kazdard got a piece of Kramovsky a moment ago
33:56there's a sense of frustration because
33:59really really well and it's it's all to do with the shape that they're playing with out of possession which then leads to the
34:05transition working really well for them when they get the ball back
34:08played back prisply by Busquets and now Falcone across
34:21A warm night in South Florida there's barely a breeze in this stadium it's been
34:32way much of the day in the fort lauderdale area
34:37mls 360 has you covered with all that's happening on this match day 17
34:43st louis city with its first win since march 15th earlier today
34:48new york city had to come from behind draw versus nashville and i think when
34:52when we talk about certain plays we talk about when we talk about future and
34:56ramirez who have obviously left comments now we talk about
34:59how much they affect the game on the ball sometimes we forget how much they
35:01affected the game off the ball and what's happening is columbus is still
35:05playing the same high line they go over the top for ali as the flag
35:09stays down falcon retreating and breaks it up
35:13he will well the intention was to concede the
35:16corner but the flag did go up continue dan yeah so just going back to what i was
35:19talking about the back three for columbus is still playing a higher line as it
35:23always has to we know that wilfred nancy likes connection throughout the pitch
35:26but the pressing higher up the pitch isn't as good
35:31it isn't as collective because you've got new plays in the team that are still adjusting so
35:34what that means is the opposition plays they've probably got an extra three seconds on the ball
35:39which gives them that time to get the head up and then pick that pass we've seen our numerous
35:42occasions in the past few weeks teams getting in behind this columbus team
35:46muskets going long in the direction of allende
35:52players on this miami side he's the one best equipped to stretch the field for the side
35:58saves this gives to messi back for david martinez
36:02noah allen for into miami
36:11wig out
36:16this now highest scoring team in major league soccer into miami with 32 including the three
36:29they put past nico hagan here tonight
36:33the reasons we refer to columbus as a team that never feels out of the third year of the nancy era
36:38mls highest scoring team in that time they did come into play tonight ninth in the league and goals
36:46scored during the weekend anyway gazda
36:54racing on to this fossey mo fossey continues on still has it at the top of the box trying to work it
36:59across for austin broken up that's wagan who made the play allende on the ball
37:12and waiting on this segovia
37:21so many of the players that we're watching tonight bracing for international duties segovia is one of
37:26the big world cup qualifiers that he'll be part of for venezuela in the coming week and a half
37:37we have nine players on the first team alone
37:40with some support of quality for international duty
37:44so affected by injuries including the number one keeper patrick schulte shan zawatski
37:49but we heard that he takes a deep
37:52wagat falcon
37:59for I am able to keep this ball in
38:13and he wins the throw for into
38:14Miami one of the things in this
38:19recent surge by into Miami that
38:21they've recaptured I and they and
38:22Segovia who was so good early in
38:25the year and then they went away
38:26for a spell seemingly they both
38:29had big contributions in the last
38:30eight days it's the energy that
38:32they bring it's it's the threat
38:34that they bring in behind as well
38:36because what happens is when you're
38:38playing against the likes of
38:39Segovia and Allende when you see
38:41the pace that they've got you drop
38:42that means that the possession now
38:44Messi can go and drop just
38:46basically orchestrate the game
38:48Messi again perfectly weighted
38:50pass to the foot of Allende
38:52the return from way gap here's
39:01Busquets in traffic they get it to
39:03Messi again played to Segovia
39:05trying to thread the needle for
39:07Lionel Messi but broken up played
39:11back by Busquets the crew now doing
39:18some chasing with Allende on the
39:20ball
39:33Hagan boots it high headed away by
39:35Busquets
39:36and here's Martinez
39:39Messi
39:45taken back by the crew here comes
39:50Diego Rossi the other way
39:52Rossi trying to blow past way
39:56Gantt who's been pretty strong in
39:57this first half it's a foul against
40:00Inter Miami here though this
40:02exclusive net cam replay is brought
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40:07from Messi Hagan just gets caught
40:09out once again he's in no man's land
40:11and then Messi does what Messi does
40:13best wonderful finish makes it look
40:15squeezy as well
40:16Daniel Gazdag for Columbus
40:21Rossi with a good ball
40:31Daniel Gazdag at the edge of the 18
40:33Daniel Gazdag back for Nagby
40:35flag is up on the crew
40:39much to the dismay
40:43of Daniel Gazdag
40:46will return to NLS action into Miami
40:49will on June 28th but that game
40:52against Atlanta United put a bit of an
40:55Escarus next to that because if Inter
40:57Miami gets out of the group in the club
40:59in that World Cup that game would most
41:01certainly have to be postponed
41:03tough assignment for Inter Miami we've
41:06talked about that
41:07they open June 14th
41:10Al-Ali the Egyptian club will be the
41:12first appointment
41:13and then Porto
41:15from Portugal Palmeiras of Brazil
41:17after that but they've got going for
41:19them though two of the three games will
41:21be played
41:21at Hard Rock Stadium at nearby Miami
41:23I think what we can say as well we
41:26look at the last three games
41:28the form that they've been in if we
41:30count this one as well they're going
41:31in in good form at the moment
41:34obviously we know with Columbus what
41:35they're capable of we know that Miami
41:37have been conceding a lot of goals
41:39offensively very very solid in this first half so far
41:42it's all gone plays back to his study
41:49duties in between this game and the
41:52start of that tournament that includes
41:54Messi he has accepted the ball to
41:57Argentina there was some discussion
41:58about that with the reigning world
42:00champions already having qualified for
42:02the 2026 World Cup but he will go here
42:06comes Inter Miami they've been going most
42:07after the night brought down by Segovia
42:09in the box we will come back to defend
42:13the flag is up it's just a high for
42:15Segovia what they're doing you know you
42:19look at Segovia and I end day they're
42:21sort of becoming number tens when
42:23they're in possession and Columbus
42:25don't have an answer at the moment and
42:27I go back to obviously saying we're
42:29saying about about the back for you to
42:30see the high for here we will Carver
42:32but one of the back three they don't
42:36have anybody tomorrow they don't have
42:39anybody tomorrow at all so they get
42:40outnumbered in the field so one of the
42:42back three needs to go and step in
42:44because at the moment he's not even
42:45able to have an effect on the game
42:46because he's been outnumbered
42:53he has long been a barometer of how
42:56good this team can be on a given night
42:58number of touches the number of ways he
43:02impacts a game defensively
43:06four-time NLS Cup champion Darlington
43:09Nagby and it's a sign of respect for
43:11him because what you're finding is is
43:13when Columbus are in possession
43:15Suarez at times is just dropping on
43:20Nagby to make sure he can't get on the
43:21ball because we know the more that
43:23Nagby sees with the ball the better
43:24than it is for Columbus
43:25Darlington Nagby links with Rossi
43:28here comes the Columbus crew Diego Rossi
43:32plays this ahead maybe the best chance of
43:41the night for the Columbus crew
43:45Falcone isn't happy he believes that it's
43:48it's offside when the ball's played you
43:51can see that I think he is looks like
43:53Alan's just playing him on and the
43:54referee's just going up to Falcone now
43:56because it's a couple of times he's
43:58looked at the assistant referee and said
43:59that it should be offside as we've seen from that
44:02replays in an onside position he has to make so much more of that opportunity
44:07the Nigerian Ibrahim Aliou this is his seventh game in a crew shirt he did
44:12open his Columbus account last week against Charlotte
44:20Wilfred Nancy going right back to him in the starting 11 tonight after the draw
44:24midweek against Nashville here the crew down three late stages of the first half
44:30Falcone brought down by Nagby nagby fouled by Martinez and a dangerous free kick opportunity now for the crew
44:40that's where nagby wants to be he wants to be in those positions where he can pick up the second
44:44balls get hold of the ball but at times he's had to go too deep through no fault of his own
44:48and that's where the back three they have to have an understanding that at times they need nagby a
44:53little bit higher so he can go and pick up those balls which have been one too often by
44:57into Miami in this first half
45:09here's Ustadi to set the wall for into Miami Rossi a candidate Shambo a candidate
45:17on the direct free kick 43 minutes gone by the crew looking for a path back into this game
45:27he's the Columbus leader with eight goals on the season
45:42referee Mendoza he's going to back up the wall a few inches here and now we're ready
45:46he's going to back up the ball a few inches here and now we're ready to go out of the game
45:51it's all Diego Rossi wall does its job
45:55Shambo up to challenge
45:58it was mishit on the clearance but Allen makes no mistake and gets it away
46:02these are the team benches built by the home depot for into Miami
46:11avi less is available he left midweek due to injury as well we could see leo alfonso with a bench that's
46:17not as deep as we usually see it for into Miami and at the disposal of wilfred nazi with his team down
46:24three some of the offensive options include jason russell rowe and az jackson
46:32it's a big mountain to climb now late in this first half
46:36you'll be surprised to see a couple of changes from wilfred nazi
46:40half time just to
46:42jack's managing because there's just been no answer
46:45Columbus so far into Miami now doing what they want to do and so much of it is to do with the
46:50movement off the ball huskets with a release
46:53i end a racing for it
46:56chiberko to snuff that out but more pressure by kromoski to win it back
47:01they play it over the box big shot by suarez and there's hagen who got a hand out to deny him
47:07it's out for a corner well we've spoken about a number of plays for into Miami so far in his first
47:11half but kromoski he's been up there with the best of him his pressing has been absolutely vital
47:17see the ball in that to am day and suarez
47:20i think it's not the greatest of first half but that's a really good save to stop suarez
47:25getting on the score sheet himself
47:32the corner is played short by into Miami this is segovia
47:38works it back for allen
47:40ramoski harassed by rossi
47:48and messi able to control with two defenders still leonel messi
47:58added time is presented by audi as the corner was being taken fourth official has informed us of three
48:05minutes
48:11here's messi again
48:14trying to fend off magby he has fouled free kick
48:19he's just incredible he you just look him and how his tight ball control is unbelievable his strength
48:26his low center of gravity he just never fails to amaze he just makes everything look so easy
48:33seems to be
48:44things to do
48:45so
48:48i
48:49i
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