LAFC is the team with the most points in the MLS, with 16 units, and only drew against Austin in the last match. The balance is overwhelming for the Angelenos, who have scored 14 goals and conceded none, including a 3-0 thrashing of Inter Miami in the first round. Nashville loses its unbeaten streak. Nashville, the leader in the East with 13 points, lost its unbeaten record after losing 1-0 to Chicago Fire in the Windy City, the result of a goal in the 17th minute from the Danish Philip Zinckernagel. The forward helped win back the ball in the press against Nashville to score the fastest goal in Chicago Fire history, and the tenth in the MLS. Chicago needs just 16 seconds to get on the board! Nashville's first defeat in the current MLS season, although they remain two points ahead of their pursuers in the East. Chicago Fire, who dominated the first half and survived the second, are fifth in the East with 10 units. Toronto-Colorado Rapids ends with 19 players. The match between Toronto FC and Colorado Rapids ended 3-2 with 19 players on the pitch, after the referee showed a straight red card to each team and one for a double yellow to the visitors. A late tackle that ended with Jackson Travis's cleats on an opposing player's ankle motivated the first expulsion in the 37th minute, while a last-man tackle motivated the second, just as the second half began, and led to Colorado's first goal. The third came in the 73rd minute, when Venezuelan Miguel Navarro cut off a dangerous play and saw a second yellow with the score at 1-2. Shortly after came the equalizer, the result of a gaffe by Colorado Rapids goalkeeper Zack Steffen, who tried to control with his thigh a high clearance from his defense, but misjudged and the ball went into the net. Also this Saturday, Salt Lake defeated Kansas City 3-1 with a goal from Spanish Sergi Solans, and Dallas thrashed DC United 0-4 with Ecuadorian Patrickson Delgado as top scorer. Inter Miami drew 2-2 with Austin this Saturday in a night marked by the inauguration of their new home, Nu Stadium, in an MLS round that also recorded LAFC's 6-0 thrashing of Orlando City to remain leaders in the West. Furthermore, Nashville, leader of the East, lost 1-0 away to Chicago Fire, and the match between Toronto FC and Colorado Rapids, which ended 3-2, ended with 19 players on the pitch. The night also brought goals from Spanish players Sergi Solans, for Real Salt Lake, and Sergi Palencia for LAFC, or from Ecuadorian Patrickson Delgado in Dallas's 0-4 thrashing of DC United in the U.S. capital. Bittersweet celebration in Miami. Inter Miami drew 2-2 with Austin in the debut of their new permanent stadium, Nu Stadium, in a match especially focused on the pre-game party, and in which the Messi-led club did not wake up until the second half. Inter Miami had the best chances in the second 45 minutes and were about to take the win with a goal disallowed for Luis Suárez in the 90th, but his offside position canceled out the goal. Before that, Messi equalized with a header from Austin's initial goal, which officially opened the account at Nu Stadium, but a slip of his gave way to the Texans' second goal just as the second half began. Inter Miami is currently fourth in the East with eleven points in six matches, although five of them have been away. LAFC maintains the lead in the West. The Angelenos team overwhelmed Orlando City with five goals in the first half, thanks to a Denis Bouanga hat-trick, a Palencia goal, and an own goal from David Brekalo, which allows them to remain at the top of the Western Conference. South Korean Heung-min Son assisted in four of those goals in the first half, a feat only Messi had achieved, according to MLS figures.
