There are any number of ways for Lionel Messi and Inter Miami to wrap up the Supporters’ Shield and claim the No. 1 overall seed for the MLS Cup playoffs that start later this month. Here's the easiest path: Win on Wednesday.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — There are any number of ways for Lionel Messi and Inter Miami to wrap up the Supporters’ Shield and claim the No. 1 overall seed for the MLS Cup playoffs that start later this month.The preseason Major League Soccer title favorites — with a lineup featuring Messi, Luis Suarez, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets — are on the brink of another trophy.
It would take total collapse over their final three matches for Inter Miami to not go into the playoffs with the No. 1 overall seed, and the Supporters’ Shield would become the second trophy in club history — following the Leagues Cup title that was won in 2023, not long after Messi arrived and instantly turned the club into a global phenomenon.
This year was expected to be totally different and has delivered. The club opened 3-2-1 in its first six MLS matches and has gone 16-2-7 since. It is already, by far, the best record in club history and a 3-0-0 finish would give Inter Miami the MLS mark for most points in a regular season.
With Messi, the team averages 2.06 standings points per match out of a possible three, and the team averages 2.13 standings points without him. It makes no sense for the record to be better without the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner and consensus greatest player ever in the lineup, but somehow, those are the numbers.
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