The ultimate goal for Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates this season is obvious: to hoist the MLS Cup as the confetti rains down following the league's championship match on Dec.
7. A major step toward that end for the GOAT and coach Tata Martino's squad could come on Wednesday night, when the Herons meet the defending MLS Cup champion Columbus Crew in Ohio's capital with a chance to claim the 2024 regular season title (live coverage begins at 7:30 p.m.
ET on FS1, FOX Deportes and AppleTV). MLS Cup remains the most prestigious piece of silverware in American soccer. But the Supporters Shield isn't far behind.
And securing it with two games to play would be a coup for both Messi and Miami, which sat dead last in the Eastern Conference standings when the Argentine living legend arrived in North America a little more than a year ago.