MIAMI — Lionel Messi will look to cap a dominant stretch with a home victory when Inter Miami hosts Columbus Crew in Sunday Night Soccer at Nu Stadium, riding 5 goals and 6 assists across his last four matches as Argentina’s World Cup title defense looms this summer.
The back-to-back Landon Donovan MLS MVP, alongside Argentina teammate Rodrigo De Paul, will try to deliver what the club hopes is a winning send-off before the World Cup break. Inter Miami enters the Matchday 15 contest fresh off its first win at Nu Stadium — a 2-0 victory over Portland last weekend.
Columbus arrives in South Florida in transition. Former CF Montréal manager Laurent Courtois has taken over as the Crew’s interim coach after the club parted ways with Henrik Rydström last weekend. Columbus will lean on USMNT wingback Max Arfsten, who has tallied 4 goals and 4 assists this season and scored the game-winner in the Crew’s midweek US Open Cup quarterfinal victory. Arfsten is trying to solidify his spot on Mauricio Pochettino’s World Cup roster.
Elsewhere around MLS on Matchday 15, the San Jose Earthquakes — one of the best stories of the 2026 season under legendary head coach Bruce Arena — are trying to snap a four-match winless streak without marquee signing Timo Werner and homegrown midfielder Niko Tsakiris, both out due to injury. Leading goal contributor Preston Judd and midfielder Beau Leroux will carry the load. The Portland Timbers return to Providence Park for the first time since a historic 6-0 win over Sporting Kansas City on Matchday 12, when Kristoffer Velde scored a banger and Kevin Kelsy bagged a brace. Along with David Da Costa, the trio has produced 4 goals and 7 assists across their past three matches.
LAFC, meanwhile, have lost three straight after reaching the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup semifinals. World Cup-bound South Korean superstar Son Heung-Min leads MLS with nine assists, while club legend Denis Bouanga and rising Venezuelan international David Martínez provide additional firepower.
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