Overview
- Lionel Messi reached 100 MLS goal contributions in just 64 games on Saturday, closing with one goal and two assists in Inter Miami’s 4-2 win at Toronto.
- BMO Field used all 17,000 temporary World Cup seats for the first time and announced a venue-record crowd of 44,828.
- The large-scale trial of new entry gates and an expanded perimeter exposed friction points, including confusing signage, slow entry for some fans and multiple pitch invasions that briefly stopped play.
- Luis Suárez’s 56th-minute goal stood despite protests because Toronto’s Raheem Edwards was down injured and kept the striker onside.
- Inter Miami improved to 6-2-4 with a sixth straight road win, while injury-hit Toronto’s home skid dragged on ahead of FIFA taking control of the stadium this week for World Cup preparations.