Less than 24 hours after Lionel Messi and Inter Miami CF lifted Leagues Cup silverware, the MLS regular season roared back to life with Matchday 27.

Who shined brightest and slotted into the ensuing Team of the Matchday presented by Audi?

Team of the Matchday (3-5-2, left to right): Daniel (SJ) – John Tolkin (RBNY), Rodrigues (SJ), Franco Escobar (HOU) – Facundo Torres (ORL), Mathieu Choinière (MTL), Aidan Morris (CLB), Eduard Löwen (STL), Federico Bernardeschi (TOR) – Giorgos Giakoumakis (ATL), Nicholas Gioacchini (STL)

Coach: Gonzalo Pineda (ATL)

Bench: Dayne St. Clair (MIN), Andrés Reyes (RBNY), Ján Greguš (MIN), Coco Carrasquilla (HOU), Wilder Cartagena (ORL), Tristan Muyumba (ATL), Corey Baird (HOU), Cucho Hernández (CLB), Samuel Adeniran (STL)

Audi Goals Drive Progress

MLS Academies have been identified as one of the most important resources for building on-field talent in North America. Through the Audi Goals Drive Progress initiative, Audi has committed $1 million per season in an effort to advance academies league-wide, and to drive progress for the sport. For every goal scored in the regular season, Audi will contribute $200 into the Audi Goals Drive Progress fund to directly support each MLS Club Youth Academy.