Overview
- At Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, the match was carried on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.
- Tadeo Allende opened the scoring from a long Messi pass, Christian Benteke leveled early in the second half, Messi struck in the 66th and 85th minutes, Jacob Murrell pulled one back at 90+7, and Mateo Silvetti missed a late penalty that Messi ceded to him.
- Messi’s double moved him to 22 league goals in 2025, surpassing Sam Surridge to become the MLS top scorer.
- Inter Miami’s victory strengthens its Eastern Conference position, leaving postseason qualification close but not yet mathematically sealed.
- Luis Suárez was absent as he served the final match of his MLS suspension, and separate reports say Messi is in talks to extend his Inter Miami contract, with photos also linking him publicly to the Deportivo LSM project.