Overview
- Toronto FC scored twice in a three-minute span in the second half, with Josh Sargent netting in the 59th minute and Derrick Etienne Jr. following about three minutes later to build a 2-0 lead on Saturday.
- Lionel Messi pulled one back in the 82nd minute for Inter Miami, his 14th goal of the season, but Miami could not find an equalizer.
- The defeat is Miami’s fourth loss in five matches and extends a nearly month-long winless stretch in MLS that has exposed defensive problems and eroded momentum.
- Coach Guillermo Hoyos accepted responsibility for the poor run after the game, a public acknowledgment that increases scrutiny on his position since he took over in April.
- The win was Toronto’s first ever in Miami and only their fifth in 21 league matches this season, a morale-boosting result that nonetheless leaves Miami still second in the East but about ten points behind leaders Nashville.