Inter Miami will face Columbus Crew in the final game of matchday 28 of the 2026 MLS season at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field in Columbus, Ohio.
Both teams are in the Eastern Conference on opposite sides of the league table; Inter Miami sit 3rd with 46 points while Columbus Crew is 14th with 26 points.
Inter Miami are unbeaten in their last five matches, while the Columbus Crew won their last MLS match. Last weekend, Columbus Crew defeated Montreal 0-2 away from home while Inter Miami drew 2-2 with San Diego FC.
Lionel Messi scored his 20th league goal of the season against San Diego last week and leads the MLS in goals and assists (11) so far this season.
Photo by Leonardo Fernandez/MLS via Getty Images
Messi will play for Inter Miami tonight against the Columbus Crew despite being called up for the Argentina national team. Messi will play only in Argentina’s friendly match against Benin on October 6 during this international break, which would mark his final game for Argentina.
Both teams have multiple absentees, including injured players and those called up by their national teams for the international break.
Players Out for Columbus Crew and Inter Miami
Columbus Crew
- Wessam Abou Ali (knee injury)
- Steven Moreira (ankle injury)
- Chase Adams (international duty with the USMNT)
- Nicholas Hagen (international duty with Guatemala)
- Cole Mrowka (international duty with Philippines)
- Gonzalo Tapia (international duty with Chile)
Inter Miami
- Tadeo Allende (season-ending injury)
- Mateo Silvetti (season-ending injury)
- Ian Fray (leg injury)
- Telasco Segovia (quad injury)
- Germán Berterame (international duty with Mexico)
- Fricio Caicedo (international duty with Ecuador)
- Lovend’s Delinois (international duty with Haiti)
- Matías Galarza (international duty with Paraguay)
- Alex Shaw (international duty with U-19 USMNT)
- Dayne St. Clair (international duty with Canada)
Official Lineups for Columbus Crew and Inter Miami
Columbus Crew
- Goalkeeper: Patrick Schulte
- Defenders: Malte Amundsen, Sean Zawadzki, Eric Bailly, Mohamed Farsi
- Midfielders: Santiago Rodriguez, Taha Habroune, Dylan Chambost, Anass Zaroury
- Forwards: Josef Martinez, Brais Mendez
Inter Miami
- Goalkeeper: Rocco Rios Novo
- Defenders: Micael, Casemiro, Gonzalo Lujan
- Midfielders: Sergio Reguilón, Yannick Bright, Rodrigo De Paul, Facundo Mura
- Forwards: Daniel Pinter, Luis Suárez, Lionel Messi
