Inter Miami CF picked up a point with a 1–1 draw on the road against Toronto FC on Saturday afternoon, seeing their three-game win streak come to a close and losing valuable ground in the Supporters’ Shield race
With the draw, the Herons sit on 56 points through 30 games, but trail Vancouver Whitecaps FC on goal differential for second place in the overall MLS table. Meanwhile in the Eastern Conference, they remained third at the time of the final whistle.
Miami were on the front-foot early in the match, but came up against a strong Toronto goalkeeping performance, as U.S. men’s national team-capped Sean Johnson made three early saves, including two point-blank stops against Lionel Messi.
While Johnson and Toronto held strong and went toe-to-toe with the Herons through the majority of the first half, Miami found the breakthrough late in stoppage time before the break. Tadeo Allende eluded Toronto’s Kosi Thompson at the back post to head home a cross from Jordi Alba.
For Alba, it marked his 11th assist and brought him to three helpers of his 2024 total, while also giving the visitors the lead in the first game since Designated Player midfielder Sergio Busquets announced his retirement.
The South Florida side was unable to ride the momentum into the second half, playing catch-up to Toronto’s possession-dominant play after the break. Javier Mascherano’s men then got caught ball-watching as an unmarked Đorđe Mihailović slotted a shot past Oscar Ustari to tie the match in the 60th minute.
Toronto managed to control the rest of the game, eventually securing their seventh straight draw and sixth 1–1 result in their last seven games. For Miami, collecting just one point against a side already eliminated from MLS Cup playoff contention will feel like a missed opportunity.
Here are Inter Miami’s player ratings from Saturday afternoon.
