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Inter Miami 1–0 Columbus Crew: Player Ratings As Herons Return to Winning Ways

Benjamin Cremaschi scored in the 30th minute and Inter Miami CF didn't look back from there, securing the one-goal victory.

Ben Steiner

Tadeo Allende (left) and Benjamin Cremaschi (right) celebrate the 1–0 and eventual winning goal against Columbus Crew SC
Tadeo Allende (left) and Benjamin Cremaschi (right) celebrate the 1–0 and eventual winning goal against Columbus Crew SC / Ken Blaze-Imagn Images

Inter Miami CF found their way back into the win column for the first time in three weeks on Saturday, defeating Columbus Crew SC 1–0 in Cleveland, Ohio.

While the Crew dominated for large parts of the match and finished with an xG of 3.14 compared to Miami's 0.86, it was the Herons that came away with all three points. Homegrown midfielder and American youth international Benjamin Cremaschi scored a diving finish in the 30th minute off a cross from Marcelo Weigandt. Javier Mascherano's team hung on for the rest of the match despite the Crew's attacking onslaught.

Lionel Messi was held off the scoresheet for the second MLS game in a row, but played all 90 minutes and will have to rebound quickly ahead of the first leg of Miami's midweek Concacaf Champions Cup semifinal tie against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

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Here are the player ratings from Miami's 1–0 win over Columbus.

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Inter Miami Player Ratings vs. Columbus Crew SC (4-4-2)

Ratings courtesy of FotMob

Players

Ratings

GK: Oscar Ustari

8.2/10

RB: Marcelo Weigandt

7.8/10

CB: Gonzalo Luján

7.2/10

CB: Noah Allen

6.9/10

LB: Jordi Alba

7.6/10

RM: Benjamin Cremaschi

7.8/10

CM: Sergio Busquets

7.3/10

CM: Yannick Bright

8.2/10

LM: Tadeo Allende

6.4/10

ST: Lionel Messi

7.5/10

ST: Luis Suárez

6.6/10

SUB: Telasco Segovia (68' for Suárez)

6.3/10

SUB: Maxi Falcón (77' for Bright)

6.4/10

SUB: Tomás Avilés (77' for Weigandt)

6.2/10

SUB: Fafà Picault (77' for Allende)

6.2/10

SUB: Hector Martinez (88' for Cremaschi)

N/A

Player of the Match: Oscar Ustari

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Ben Steiner
BEN STEINER

Ben Steiner is an American-Canadian journalist who brings in-depth experience, having covered the North American national teams, MLS, CPL, NWSL, NSL and Liga MX for prominent outlets, including MLSsoccer.com, CBC Sports, and OneSoccer.

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