Toronto FC beat Inter Miami CF 2-1 in MLS, succeeding with a compact 4-2-3-1 shape and a clinical counter-attacking approach against Miami’s more expansive 4-3-2-1. Inter controlled 62% of possession and generated 1.83 xG, compared with Toronto’s 0.51, but the visitors made better use of their limited opportunities. Lionel Messi scored Miami’s goal, while Josh Sargent and Derrick Etienne supplied Toronto’s decisive finishes. Both teams recorded three shots on target, although Miami attempted 10 shots overall to Toronto’s seven. Goalkeeping performance also contributed to the outcome: Toronto’s goalkeeper posted a 66.67% save rate, twice Miami’s 33.33%, while the hosts conceded two goals from three efforts on target. Miami’s territorial control and stronger underlying attacking output therefore counted for little against opponents who protected central areas and punished transitions efficiently. Toronto’s shape provided sufficient defensive cover without preventing Sargent and Etienne from attacking the spaces left by Miami’s forward movement. The result gives Toronto a valuable away win over an MLS rival.