🔬 The debriefing of Saturday’s MLS action

This weekend saw exciting matches in Major League Soccer in the United States and Canada.

Here’s everything you need to know about Saturday’s drama.

What happened?

A statement was made in the East when FC Cincinnati dethroned Inter Miami, sending a clear signal of their push towards the Supporters’ Shield with a resounding 6-1 victory.

A certain Sergio Busquets also received only the fourth red card of his career, which gave the guests an unforgettable evening.

Orlando City also delivered a goal festival with a 5-0 win over DC United and Columbus followed suit with a 4-0 win over Toronto.

In the showdown between Canada, Montreal and Vancouver shared the points 1:1 and Philadelphia Union managed to avoid finishing last in the table with a 0:0 draw against the New York Red Bulls.

Then the goals started pouring in from the West. Real Salt Lake beat Atlanta United 5-2 thanks to an inspired Diego Luna, and Austin made a 2-1 comeback against New York City FC. In the final game of the day, Seattle beat New England 2-0.

Moment of the night

That was the moment when FC Cincinnati scored the 6-0 win against Inter Miami that evening. That pretty much sums up the evening.

Statistics of the night

We start the evening by highlighting the stunning performance of FC Cincinnati!

Elsewhere, Gyasi Zardes made history with an individual effort that helped Austin secure the three points in the home game.

Meanwhile, two legends at Orlando City moved for Facundo Torres.

With his assist and a goal, he overtook Kaká (10) in the category of players with the most games with multiple goal involvements (10). He is also ahead of Nani in terms of the second most goals scored in the regular season in the club’s history (29).

What that means

While FC Cincinnati was able to dethrone Inter Miami and is one point ahead with one game less, RSL is now level on points with leader LAFC in the West.

Vancouver missed the chance to move up the table and is now in fifth place, while Austin is close to the playoffs.

With another push, Orlando could move into the confirmed postseason spots while Toronto is still on the brink of elimination.

What’s next

We’ll be back on Sunday with six games to play!

Sporting KC hosts FC Dallas, while LAFC travels to Houston.

The San Jose Earthquakes face Chicago Fire and Colorado Rapids welcome St. Louis to town.

In the late kickoff, the Portland Timbers host Nashville SC and LA Galaxy face Minnesota United.