Overview

• Inter Miami sealed postseason qualification with a commanding road victory that featured two goals and an assist from Lionel Messi, with Baltasar Rodríguez and Luis Suárez also on the scoresheet.
• Miami sits third in the Eastern Conference on 55 points and holds two games in hand, keeping the club in contention for the best regular-season record.
• Messi remains the league’s top scorer on 24 goals for the season, continuing a prolific run that has underpinned Miami’s recent three-match win streak.
• Outlets report Messi at 37 goal contributions this year and credit him as the first MLS player to surpass 35 contributions in consecutive seasons, with assist tallies listed as either 13 or 14.
• Suárez converted a penalty on his return from a three-match suspension, while Sergio Busquets supplied the pass for Messi’s first goal as Miami turns next to a trip to Toronto.