It’s in the title, folks. Every week during the MLS season, Backheeled will dive into the biggest Winners and Losers from around the league. This week, Minnesota United enjoyed a statement win, expensive attackers didn't show up, things got worse for some bad teams, and more.
Winner: Minnesota United
Even if they’re not on top of the Supporters’ Shield standings, Inter Miami are the team to beat if you want to make a statement.
So what if Javier Mascherano’s fullbacks would rather do literally anything else than defend like a normal human soccer player? Lionel Messi is staring you down at the other end of the field and he’s out for blood. On Saturday afternoon, Minnesota United matched up with an angry Miami team, one still smarting from their Concacaf Champions Cup exit less than two weeks ago.
