Overview
- David Martínez opened the scoring from a Son Heung-min assist before Denis Bouanga and substitute Nathan Ordaz sealed the result for LAFC.
- The game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum drew an announced 75,673, the second-largest crowd in MLS history.
- Lionel Messi started after a recent hamstring issue but struggled to influence the match, with multiple outlets noting a subdued display.
- Inter Miami saw long stretches of possession yet were repeatedly punished in transition by LAFC’s counterattacks.
- Postgame video showed Messi approaching the officials’ area before Luis Suárez pulled him away, and MLS has not announced any disciplinary decision.