Soul Asylum front man Dave Pirner might have been going through the motions with one of his between-song messages in St. Paul on Saturday. “You could be anywhere, but you’re here,” he said before thousands at the Minnesota band’s free alt-rock set on the lawn outside Allianz Field.

At least top 100, maybe top 50,” said Michael Boxall, asked to rank this win in Minnesota United history. Postgame, the Loons were pretty quick to play off Saturday’s 4-1 victory over Inter Miami, over Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba,

It was only the eighth loss in Messi's 53 appearances for IMCF across all competitions. Previously, the worst scorelines with the Argentinian World Cup winner on the pitch were 3-1 defeats to Vancouver in 2025 (Champions Cup), Monterrey in 2024 (Champions Cup) and Atlanta United in 2024 (MLS regular season).