Miami playoff hopes hit, Cincinnati secure top seed

Miami playoff hopes hit, Cincinnati secure top seed

FORT LAUDERDALE, United States: Inter Miami MLS playoff hopes suffered a blow on Saturday as, without injured Lionel Messi, they drew 1-1 at home to New York City FC, while FC Cincinnati secured top seed in the Eastern Conference with a win at Toronto.
Messi, who had missed Wednesday US Open Cup final defeat to Houston and last week draw in the league at Orlando, was again missing with the injury which has troubled him since mid-September.