On a night Inter Miami kept Lionel Messi home with a hamstring injury, a 1-1 draw assured United will be staying home when the playoffs start in October.
The countdown to the MLS Cup playoffs stood at 60 days when the final whistle blew on D.C. United’s 1-1 draw against Lionel Messi-less Inter Miami on Saturday night at Audi Field. The title game was 105 days away. Yet one thing about the postseason was assured: United won’t be a part of it for the sixth straight year.