Messi misses penalty shot in Inter Miami vs Charlotte

Inter Miami was thrashed 3-0 by Charlotte on Saturday, September 13 to move away from the Supporters’ Shield title, while Columbus Crew defeated Atlanta United 4-5 with a hat-trick from Uruguayan Diego Rossi.

Lionel Messi missed a penalty – taken by Kristijan Kahlina – in the 32nd minute with the score still 0-0. Two minutes later, Charlotte took the lead through Idan Toklomati, who scored a hat-trick to make it 3-0.

Messi misses penalty

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– Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) September 14, 2025

It is the ninth consecutive win for Charlotte, a superb streak that matches the best in the league, so far held by the Seattle Sounders of the 2018 season.

The match in Charlotte was also the first of three suspensions for Luis Suarez, who was suspended for spitting at a member of the Seattle Sounders coaching staff.

And so Messi misses a penalty, while his team loses.

Also on Saturday, Cincinnati sealed its qualification for the MLS playoffs with a 2-1 win over Nashville with a goal by Brazilian Evander in the 98th minute.

The away goal was scored by Englishman Sam Surridge, the top scorer in MLS with 21 goals, two more than Messi. Evander has 17.

The Philadelphia Union lead the Eastern Conference with 57 points, while Cincinnati and Charlotte are second and third with 55 and 53, respectively.

Inter Miami drops to eighth place in the table with 46 points, but with four games behind the leader.

Columbus Crew beats Atlanta United

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– The Crew (@ColumbusCrew) September 14, 2025

In another highlight of Matchday 33, the Columbus Crew took a 4-5 win in Atlanta after taking a 5-0 lead in the first half only to be pegged back in the second half.

Columbus’ five goals, three of them by Diego Rossi, came in a span of 25 minutes, between the 14th and 39th minutes.

Argentina’s Andrés Herrera added another goal for Columbus, while Paraguay’s Miguel Almirón scored the first for Atlanta United.

New York City, meanwhile, came from behind 1-3 against Chicago Fire with goals from Argentina’s Nicolás Fernández and Costa Rica’s Alonso Martínez, his 15th of the season.

In the West, South Korea’s Son Heung-min opened the scoring for Los Angeles FC in their match against the San Jose Earthquakes 54 seconds into the game.

Leading 0-3 in the 12th minute, the Angelenos ended up winning 2-4 with a hat-trick from Frenchman Denis Bouanga.

City rival and defending champion Los Angeles Galaxy drew 2-2 with Seattle.

Colombian Jesus Ferreira opened the scoring for Seattle. The Galaxy are bottom of the West, completing a season to forget, with only four wins in 29 games.