Overview
- Lionel Messi converted a penalty and then hit a late winner to beat the Colorado Rapids 3-2.
- The game was moved to the Denver Broncos’ NFL stadium due to demand, drawing 75,824 fans, the second-largest crowd in MLS history.
- The win was Miami’s fourth of the season and lifted the club to second place in the Eastern Conference.
- Guillermo Hoyos took charge on an interim basis after Javier Mascherano resigned for personal reasons.
- Hoyos, a veteran youth coach who led Barcelona’s second team, is credited in reports with helping discover Messi, a link that now shapes Miami’s next stretch.