Overview
- Inter Miami beat Nashville 5-2 in the regular-season finale with Lionel Messi scoring three times in Tennessee.
- Messi ended the MLS regular season with 29 goals to secure the Golden Boot, ahead of Sam Surridge and Denis Bouanga on 24.
- He also recorded 16 assists in league play, according to Record.
- Miami placed third in the Eastern Conference with 65 points and will face sixth-seeded Nashville in a best-of-three playoff series beginning this coming weekend.
- Philadelphia Union won the Supporters’ Shield and a 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup berth, and coach Javier Mascherano said he expects Messi to be named MVP.