WASHINGTON : Inter Miami are the last remaining unbeaten team in Major League Soccer after they handed the Columbus Crew their first loss of the season with a 1-0 win in Cleveland on Saturday.
A crowd of 60,614 turned out at Huntington Bank Field, the home of the NFL’s Cleveland Browns, for the visit of Lionel Messi and friends and while the Argentine had a quiet game, Miami left with the points.
Benjamin Cremaschi’s 30th minute diving header settled the contest but Columbus, who share the same ownership as the Browns, had plenty of chances to get at least a point from the game.
While there were plenty of Messi fans in the crowd, thousands of Crew fans had made the two hour drive up the I-71 to the game and they were off their seats in the 25th minute when Daniel Gazdag went close with a lofted shot over Oscar Ustari but also over the bar.
Ustari had to be alert again to tip over a Max Arfsten effort after a lovely passing move from Wilfried Nancy’s team but against the run of play, Miami struck.
