If there were any doubt about shine wearing off from Inter Miami away games, those doubts were shunned on Wednesday as the first MLS battle between Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski drew a Chicago Fire-record crowd of 63,094 at Soldier Field to witness the 1–1 draw.
While Miami’s road show has been a major draw across MLS, with Herons away games standing in four of the top nine MLS regular season attendances of all time, it had become evident that the novelty factor of the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner was wearing off. Add in another former Barcelona star to the mix and a battle between two bona fide MLS Cup contenders, and all that excitement comes right back.
