TORONTO – Toronto FC captain Jonathan Osorio laughed when asked whether he was getting more requests for tickets than usual with Lionel Messi and Inter Miami in town Saturday.

“Yes,” he said. “The answer is yes. … It is what it is. That’s what (Messi) brings. It’s a special thing.”

A club spokeswoman said Saturday’s game at BMO Field is the first sellout of the season, with just over 28,000 tickets sold. Toronto, which sits 12th in the Eastern Conference at 5-13-12, currently ranks 14th in Major League Soccer in attendance this season, averaging 20,875 fans a game.

Toronto coach Robin Fraser has also been hit up for tickets.

“Yes. And then I tell them what the tickets actually cost in the open market,” he said. “Their request usually goes away pretty quickly.”

As of Friday afternoon,

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