MLS playoff field set as Inter Miami throw away a 3–0 lead against Charlotte

The MLS regular season ended on Saturday, and the league has set its playoff field. Nashville SC finished first in the Eastern Conference and won the Supporters' Shield, MLS reports. Vancouver Whitecaps are the top seed in the West.

Inter Miami led Charlotte 3–0 at halftime through Ian Fray, Luis Suárez and Rodrigo De Paul. Liel Abada scored twice early in the second half, and Rodolfo Aloko equalized in the 90th minute from a rebound after Tyger Smalls hit the post, ESPN reports. Lionel Messi did not score.

Miami finish second in the East with 60 points and open a best-of-three first-round series against seventh seed Columbus. Charlotte, fifth, play Chicago Fire. The wild-card games are on Nov. 19: Orlando City against FC Cincinnati and Seattle Sounders against Real Salt Lake.