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Miami's star power overwhelms but Herons must heed Toronto's cautionary tale - ESPN

ESPN.com·Lizzy Becherano·23 days ago
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Lizzy Becherano May 9, 2026, 06:57 PM ET Inter Miami and their stars traveled to face Toronto FC on Saturday, summoning the largest crowd in the Canadian club's history to BMO Field with 44,828 spectators. Fans watched as Lionel Messi , Rodrigo De Paul and Luis Suárez outshined their hosts to win 4-2 , with two of the team's three designated players on the score sheet in Ontario. It was an afternoon when Messi reached the milestone of 100 goal contributions in MLS , doing so in just 64 regular-season games to become the fastest player to reach that figure. Perhaps poetically, he beat the mark set by former Toronto legend Sebastian Giovinco -- who just happened to play in a legends friendly at BMO Field on Friday -- at 95 matches. Miami won the game Saturday, but it was a closer contest than the scoreline suggests, and Toronto's five-years-and-counting playoff drought should serve as a cautionary tale for the Herons.…

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