LAFC Dominates Miami 3-0
LAFC defeated Inter Miami 3-0 in MLS season opener action. David Martinez scored in the 37th minute, Denis Bouanga added a goal in the 73rd, and Nathan Ordaz sealed the victory with a 90+4' strike. The dominant performance sets an early tone for LAFC's championship aspirations.
- The match was played in front of 75,673 fans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, making it the most-attended opening weekend game in MLS history and the second-largest crowd for any MLS match. - This victory extends LAFC's perfect record in season openers to 9-0-0, a standing MLS record. - The game was the first in 15 matches featuring Lionel Messi that Inter Miami was held scoreless. - Inter Miami entered the season as the defending MLS Cup champions, while LAFC was coming off a 2025 season in which it failed to win a trophy. - The match featured the MLS debut of LAFC's new global star, Son Heung-min, who provided the assist on the opening goal. - For LAFC forward Denis Bouanga, the goal was his first of the MLS season, coming after he scored a hat trick earlier in the week in a CONCACAF Champions Cup match. Bouanga finished as the runner-up to Lionel Messi in the previous season's Golden Boot race. - Inter Miami was playing its first match since the offseason retirements of key veterans Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba. - With the win, LAFC improved its all-time regular-season record against Inter Miami to 4-2-0.
