FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Gonzalo Higuaín scored in the 16th minute and Inter Miami beat the Columbus Crew 1-0.
Miami has won six of its last nine matches, including all five of its home matches during the run.
Columbus has lost eight of its last nine games, including five straight defeats on the road.
Columbus has managed just two wins in its last 24 away matches dating to 2019.
Higuaín took advantage of a poor back pass, and calmly chipped it over goalkeeper Eloy Room.
It was the first meeting between Inter Miami and the Crew.
Columbus’s last trip to Miami came in June 2001, a 4-3 defeat at the Fusion.
The Crew returns to the Arena District to host the New York Red Bulls at Lower.com Field Tuesday (7:30 p.m./Bally Sports Ohio).