Overview

• Lionel Messi set up Tadeo Allende in the 35th minute, then scored in the 66th and 85th to decide the match at Chase Stadium.
• With 22 goals in 22 matches, Messi moved one clear of Nashville’s Sam Surridge in the Golden Boot race.
• Jordi Alba assisted Messi’s first goal for his 10th of the season and Sergio Busquets supplied the pass on the second, his seventh assist.
• Christian Benteke equalized early in the second half and Jacob Murrell scored deep into stoppage time for D.C., which fell 3-2.
• Sources close to Inter Miami have indicated Messi is expected to sign an extension to remain with the club through at least next year, though no deal has been announced.