Overview
- Tadeo Allende scored a hat-trick, with Mateo Silvetti and Telasco Segovia adding goals in the Eastern Conference final.
- Lionel Messi assisted Silvetti’s strike to push his postseason tally to 13 goal contributions in five games.
- Miami secured hosting rights for the final based on regular-season points and will face Vancouver, which beat San Diego 3-1.
- The win capped a dominant playoff run for Miami that featured earlier 4-0 victories over Nashville and FC Cincinnati.
- NYCFC’s postseason ended after an underdog surge without injured top scorer Alonso Martinez, who suffered a season-ending knee injury.