Columbus Crew 2-1 Inter Miami CF: final score
MLSFinal
Columbus Crew beat Inter Miami CF 2-1 on Sunday, September 27, 2026 in the MLS.
Goals: Josef Martínez 28' (penalty), Lionel Messi 33', Jamal Thiaré 90'+8'.
Columbus Crew sit 11th on 35 points.
Inter Miami CF sit 2nd on 55 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
- 👥
- 21188
- Where to watch
- Apple TV (In the United States · ESPN)
The match in numbers
- A 2-1 win for Columbus Crew over Inter Miami CF.
- The first goal came from Josef Martínez (Columbus Crew) on 28'.
- Santiago Morales was sent off on 90'+6'.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Match events
CLBMIA27'Casemiro
28'⚽Josef Martínez (pen.) 1-0
33'⚽Lionel Messi 1-1
38'Dylan Chambost
40'⇄▲ David Ayala ▼ Yannick Bright
67'Micael
71'⇄▲ Riquelme Fillipi ▼ Facundo Mura
75'Brais Méndez
78'⇄▲ Sékou Bangoura ▼ Dylan Chambost
78'Eric Bailly
80'Dániel Pintér
83'⇄▲ Jamal Thiaré ▼ Josef Martínez
83'⇄▲ Andrés Herrera ▼ Eric Bailly
84'Sékou Bangoura
86'⇄▲ Santiago Morales ▼ Dániel Pintér
86'⇄▲ Ezequiel Abadia-Reda ▼ Sergio Reguilón
90+2'Gonzalo Luján
90+4'Santiago Morales
90+6'Santiago Morales
90+9'⚽Jamal Thiaré 2-1
90+10'Luis Barraza
Match videos
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
Stats
CLBMIA
General
44%Possession56%
3Big chances0
1Big chances missed0
9Corners1
Shots
14Total shots5
6Shots off target2
6Shots on target3
2Blocked shots0
3Hit woodwork0
6Shots inside box2
8Shots outside box3
Expected goals (xG)
1.86xG0.23
1.01xG open play0.17
0.06xG set play0.06
1.07Non-penalty xG0.23
0.97xG on target (xGOT)0.69
Passes
390Passes525
344 (88%)Accurate passes464 (88%)
136Own half269
208Opposition half195
23 (56%)Accurate long balls27 (54%)
3 (13%)Accurate crosses1 (20%)
8Throw-ins12
21Touches in opposition box12
1Offsides4
Defence
10Tackles15
13Interceptions6
0Shot blocks2
18Clearances23
2Keeper saves4
Duels
40Duels won46
33 (46%)Ground duels won38 (54%)
7 (47%)Aerial duels won8 (53%)
6 (35%)Successful dribbles5 (71%)
Discipline
4Yellow cards5
0Red cards1
18Fouls committed17
General
42%Possession58%
1Big chances0
0Big chances missed0
4Corners0
Shots
5Total shots1
2Shots off target0
2Shots on target1
1Blocked shots0
1Hit woodwork0
3Shots inside box0
2Shots outside box1
Expected goals (xG)
0.88xG0.03
0.05xG open play0.00
0.04xG set play0.03
0.09Non-penalty xG0.03
0.68xG on target (xGOT)0.55
Passes
209Passes303
191 (91%)Accurate passes267 (88%)
78Own half165
113Opposition half102
11 (85%)Accurate long balls17 (57%)
1 (8%)Accurate crosses0 (0%)
3Throw-ins3
13Touches in opposition box4
1Offsides1
Defence
2Tackles5
10Interceptions3
0Shot blocks1
9Clearances8
0Keeper saves1
Duels
21Duels won17
15 (50%)Ground duels won15 (50%)
6 (75%)Aerial duels won2 (25%)
5 (56%)Successful dribbles2 (100%)
Discipline
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
8Fouls committed8
General
46%Possession54%
2Big chances0
1Big chances missed0
5Corners1
Shots
9Total shots4
4Shots off target2
4Shots on target2
1Blocked shots0
2Hit woodwork0
3Shots inside box2
6Shots outside box2
Expected goals (xG)
0.98xG0.21
0.97xG open play0.17
0.02xG set play0.03
0.98Non-penalty xG0.21
0.29xG on target (xGOT)0.15
Passes
181Passes222
153 (85%)Accurate passes197 (89%)
58Own half104
95Opposition half93
12 (43%)Accurate long balls10 (50%)
2 (18%)Accurate crosses1 (33%)
5Throw-ins10
8Touches in opposition box8
0Offsides3
Defence
8Tackles10
3Interceptions3
0Shot blocks1
9Clearances15
2Keeper saves3
Duels
19Duels won29
18 (44%)Ground duels won23 (56%)
1 (14%)Aerial duels won6 (86%)
1 (13%)Successful dribbles3 (60%)
Discipline
3Yellow cards4
0Red cards1
10Fouls committed9
Columbus CrewInter Miami CF
Expected goals (xG)
1.86–0.23
xG on target (xGOT)
0.97–0.69
Shots
14–5
Big chances
3–0
Match momentum
Above the line the home side is on top; below, the away side.
Shot map
← Miami (5)GoalOn targetOff target or blockedColumbus (14) →
xG: chance of each shot becoming a goal from its position and type. xGOT: the same once the shot is on target.
Player of the match
Brais Méndez
Columbus Crew
Ratings
Columbus Crew7.2
- 8.021Anass Zaroury
- 8.010Brais Méndez
- 7.977Josef Martínez⚽
- 7.725Sean Zawadzki
- 7.58Santiago Rodríguez
- 7.416Taha Habroune
- 7.323Mohamed Farsi
- 7.23Eric Bailly
- 6.918Malte Amundsen
- 6.87Dylan Chambost
- 6.428Patrick Schulte
- 6.117Sékou Bangoura▲78'
Inter Miami CF6.5
- 7.810Lionel Messi⚽
- 7.07Rodrigo De Paul
- 6.95Casemiro
- 6.916Micael
- 6.89Luis Suárez
- 6.822David Ayala▲40'
- 6.63Sergio Reguilón
- 6.556Dániel Pintér
- 6.32Gonzalo Luján
- 6.311Riquelme Fillipi▲71'
- 6.24Facundo Mura
- 5.542Yannick Bright
- 4.934Rocco Ríos Novo
Rating out of 10 for each player’s contribution to the match.
Lineups
Columbus · Substitutes
- 17Sékou Bangoura▲78'6.1
- 2Andrés Herrera▲83'
- 19Jamal Thiaré▲83'
- 24Evan Bush
- 11Brooks Lennon
- 12Cesar Ruvalcaba
- 4Rudy Camacho
- 50Tarun Karumanchi
- 26Lautaro Giaccone
Manager: Laurent Courtois
Miami · Substitutes
- 22David Ayala▲40'6.8
- 11Riquelme Fillipi▲71'6.3
- 76Ezequiel Abadia-Reda▲86'
- 20Santiago Morales▲86'
- 13Luis Barraza
- 70Daniel Sumalla
- 37Maximiliano Falcón
- 59Preston Plambeck
- 47Idoh Zeltzer-Zubida
Manager: Cristian González
Last 5 games
Columbus Crew
WColorado Rapids3-0Sep 5, 2026
L@ D.C. United2-1Sep 9, 2026
LRed Bull New York1-0Sep 12, 2026
WOrlando City SC2-1Sep 16, 2026
W@ CF Montréal2-0Sep 19, 2026
Inter Miami CF
DAtlanta United FC2-2Sep 5, 2026
D@ Chicago Fire FC1-1Sep 9, 2026
DNashville SC2-2Sep 12, 2026
WCruz Azul2-0Sep 16, 2026
DSan Diego FC2-2Sep 20, 2026
Head-to-head record
1
Columbus
1
Draws
3
Miami
Last meetings
Aug 1, 2026Inter Miami CF2 – 2Columbus Crew
May 31, 2025Inter Miami CF5 – 1Columbus Crew
Apr 19, 2025Columbus Crew0 – 1Inter Miami CF
Oct 2, 2024Columbus Crew2 – 3Inter Miami CF
Aug 13, 2024Columbus Crew3 – 2Inter Miami CF
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nashville | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | +41 | 67 | WWWWD |
| 2 |  Miami | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | +22 | 55 | DDDWD |
| 3 |  New England | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | +8 | 52 | WLLWW |
| 4 |  Chicago | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | +8 | 48 | WWWLL |
| 5 |  Charlotte | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | +8 | 47 | WLWLD |
| 6 |  Philadelphia | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | +13 | 46 | WWWWD |
| 7 |  Orlando | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 41 | LLWDW |
| 8 |  Cincinnati | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | -9 | 39 | LWLLW |
| 9 |  Red Bull NY | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 36 | WLWLL |
| 10 |  Toronto | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | -9 | 36 | LLWDW |
| 11 |  Columbus | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | -1 | 35 | WLLWW |
| 12 |  NYCFC | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | +2 | 34 | LDLLD |
| 13 |  D.C. United | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | -15 | 33 | DLWLL |
| 14 |  Atlanta | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 30 | WDLWL |
| 15 |  CF Montréal | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -24 | 25 | LWLLD |
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FAQ
What was the score in Columbus Crew vs Inter Miami CF?
Columbus Crew beat Inter Miami CF 2-1 on Sunday, September 27 (MLS).
Who scored in Columbus Crew vs Inter Miami CF?
Goals: Josef Martínez 28', Lionel Messi 33' and Jamal Thiaré 90'+8'.
When do Columbus Crew play next?
Columbus Crew play Toronto FC on Saturday, October 24 at 3:30 PM (ET).
When do Inter Miami CF play next?
Inter Miami CF play Red Bull New York on Saturday, October 24 at 5:30 PM (ET).
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