Jordi Alba's goal in the 75th minute gave Inter Miami a 2-1 home victory over Chicago Fire on Saturday to extend their lead at the top of the MLS standings, despite the injury-enforced absence of Lionel Messi.Paraguayan midfielder Matias Rojas gave Miami the lead in the sixth minute.
Emmanuel Latte Lath, Sonny Finch and Delano Burgzorg all scored as Middlesbrough beat Bolton Wanderers 3-0 at Heritage Park.
The Chicago Fire announced a fan credit guarantee on Friday that will ensure compensation for ticket buyers if Inter Miami star Lionel Messi is unavailable for their August 31 match.Should Messi be "unavailable" for the match, single-game ticket buyers from now until match day will be offered $250 off two or more Fire season tickets or $100 off two or more single-match tickets for Inter's 2025 visit to Chicago.