Inter Miami vs Columbus Crew

31 May 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Rosendo Mendoza

Full time 5 – 1

Half-time: 3–0

Tadeo Allende 13’
Lionel Messi 15’, 24’
Luis Suárez 64’
Fafà Picault 89’

Cesar Ruvalcaba 58’

Match summary

Inter Miami won comfortably, 5-1 at home to Columbus Crew. Inter Miami led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Tadeo Allende put Inter Miami ahead in the 13th minute, Lionel Messi made it 2-0 in the 15th minute, and Messi made it 3-0 in the 24th minute. In the second half, Cesar Ruvalcaba pulled one back to make it 3-1 with a header in the 58th minute, Luis Suárez made it 4-1 in the 64th minute, and Fafà Picault made it 5-1 in the 89th minute.

The chances backed that up: Inter Miami created 2.41 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Columbus Crew's 0.73 from 12.

Match stats

51% Possession 49%

14 Shots 12

7 Shots on target 1

4 Corners 6

513 Passes 480

88.5% Pass accuracy 90.2%

18 Tackles 11

8 Fouls 12

1 Yellow cards 1

4 Offsides 2

Key events

Inter Miami Columbus Crew

Kick-off

9’

Cesar RuvalcabaMalte Amundsen

Tadeo AllendeRight foot shot

1-0

13’

Lionel MessiLeft foot shot

2-0

15’

Lionel MessiLeft foot shot

3-0

24’

Luis SuárezShot on target

26’

Luis SuárezShot on target

45’

Half-time3-0

Rocco Ríos NovoÓscar Ustari

46’

Second half underway

David Martínez

57’

58’

Cesar RuvalcabaHeader

3-1

62’

Cesar Ruvalcaba

Luis SuárezRight foot shot

4-1

64’

Ian FrayTelasco Segovia

68’

72’

Amar SejdicDarlington Nagbe

72’

Jacen Russell RoweDániel Gazdag

72’

Andres HerreraMax Arfsten

80’

Lassi LappalainenMohamed Farsi

Fafà PicaultLuis Suárez

81’

Fafà PicaultRight foot shot

5-1

89’

Allen ObandoDavid Martínez

90+1’

Ryan SailorTadeo Allende

90+1’

Full-time5-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Inter Miami 2.41 xGColumbus Crew 0.73 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Columbus Crew attacking Inter Miami attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Inter Miami 4-4-2 Starting XI

Columbus Crew 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper2 players


Óscar Ustari Taken off	45′	0	0	14	–	–	–	–	–
Rocco Ríos Novo Came on as a substitute	45′	0	1	19	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Marcelo Weigandt	90′	1	1	–	4	–	61	2	–	–	–
Maximiliano Falcón	90′	–	–	–	2	1	46	–	–	–	–
David Martínez Taken off	89′	5	–	–	5	–	52	2	–	–	–
Noah Allen	90′	–	–	–	2	1	40	1	–	–	–
Ian Fray Came on as a substitute	22′	–	1	–	–	–	10	–	–	–	–

Midfielders4 players


Tadeo Allende Taken off	89′	1	–	37	2	0.07	2	1	10	–	–	–
Benjamin Cremaschi	90′	–	–	44	–	0.09	5	1	9	–	1	–
Sergio Busquets	90′	–	1	59	1	0.35	3	1	7	1	1	–
Telasco Segovia Taken off	68′	–	1	38	2	0.14	1	–	2	1	–	–

Forwards3 players


Lionel Messi	90′	2	2	4	2	0.78	0.50	5	4	2	57	–
Luis Suárez Taken off	81′	1	–	5	3	0.89	0.10	1	2	2	32	–
Fafà Picault Came on as a substitute	9′	1	–	1	1	0.36	0.00	–	2	1	3	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Nicholas Hagen	90′	2	5	14	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Steven Moreira	90′	–	–	–	1	–	64	1	–	–	–
Yevhen Cheberko	90′	2	3	–	2	–	56	–	–	–	–
Malte Amundsen Taken off	9′	–	–	–	1	1	8	–	–	–	–
Cesar Ruvalcaba Came on as a substitute	81′	–	1	–	2	2	46	1	1	–	–

Midfielders9 players


Mohamed Farsi Taken off	80′	–	–	48	–	0.10	–	1	3	–	2	–
Darlington Nagbe Taken off	72′	–	–	40	1	0.02	–	–	1	1	1	–
Dylan Chambost	90′	–	1	57	1	0.07	3	2	4	3	–	–
Max Arfsten Taken off	72′	–	–	42	1	0.07	1	1	3	1	1	–
Diego Rossi	90′	–	–	27	2	0.48	–	1	1	–	1	–
Dániel Gazdag Taken off	72′	–	–	33	–	0.02	2	1	4	2	1	–
Ibrahim Aliyu	90′	–	–	16	–	0.02	2	–	4	1	1	–
Amar Sejdic Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	9	–	0.29	–	–	–	–	–	–
Andres Herrera Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	13	1	0.01	1	1	2	2	1	–

Forwards2 players


Jacen Russell Rowe Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	2	–	0.04	0.00	–	–	–	5	–
Lassi Lappalainen Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	0.09	–	–	–	2	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Inter Miami L D L D W

Columbus Crew D D D L D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Columbus Crew 0-1 Inter Miami, 19 Apr 25 Next meeting: Inter Miami 2-2 Columbus Crew, 02 Aug 26 All Inter Miami vs Columbus Crew meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.