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Published 09:31 IST, October 3rd 2024

Fans Laud Lionel Messi For Clinching the MLS Supporters' Shield After Inter Miami vs Columbus Crew

Fans express admiration for Lionel Messi's exceptional brace, propelling Inter Miami to victory over Columbus Crew and securing the MLS Supporters' Shield.

Lionel Messi with Inter Miami | Image: X/@InterMiamiCF

In an MLS game, Inter Miami defeated Columbus Crew with an exciting 3-2 score. Diego Rossi and Cucho Hernández scored for Columbus while Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez discovered the back of the net for Inter Miami. The game saw a flurry of goals. Inter Miami won the game even though Columbus was waging a heroic struggle. The red card given to Rudy Camacho during the high-intensity duel added drama to the game, therefore highlighting the thrilling character of MLS events.

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Fans react as Lionel Messi scores an incredible brace for Inter Miami against Columbus Crew to win the  MLS Supporters Shield 

After Lionel Messi led Inter Miami to a stunning 3-2 victory against Crew to win the MLS Supporters' Shield, fans went to social media to show their excitement. Admiring Messi's amazing achievement, supporters were showing their happiness and respect for the football great on the internet.

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami have another trophy, along with home-field advantage throughout the Major League Soccer playoffs.

Messi scored twice in the final minutes of the first half, goalie Drake Callender stopped a penalty kick in the 84th minute and Inter Miami beat the defending MLS Cup champion Columbus Crew 3-2 on Wednesday night, wrapping up the Supporters Shield — given annually to the team with the best regular-season record.

It was Messi’s 46th major trophy won for club or country, extending his record for the most by any men’s soccer player in history. And it becomes the second he has won with Inter Miami, this Supporters Shield being added to the Leagues Cup trophy the Herons claimed shortly after Messi joined the club in 2023.

Luis Suarez also scored for Inter Miami, which will open the playoffs at home in the final weekend of October to start a best-of-three first round series. If the team wins that series, it would have the right to host every match it plays the rest of the season — an Eastern Conference semifinal (scheduled for Nov. 23 or 24), the East final (Nov. 30 or Dec. 1) and the MLS Cup final on Dec. 7.

(With AP Inputs)

Updated 09:31 IST, October 3rd 2024

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