Overview
- Lionel Messi recorded a goal and three assists, bringing his 2025 playoff total to 12 goal contributions (six goals, six assists), an MLS postseason record.
- Messi opened the scoring with a 19th-minute header from a Mateo Silvetti cross before assisting Silvetti and supplying Tadeo Allende for a second-half brace.
- Coach Javier Mascherano started 19-year-old Silvetti over Luis Suárez; Silvetti delivered a goal and an assist, and Suárez came on in the 76th minute.
- The 4-0 victory at TQL Stadium sends Miami to its first Eastern Conference final, with the opponent to be determined between Philadelphia Union and New York City FC.
- Cincinnati suffered a third straight postseason home elimination despite a strong start, as Miami’s second-half surge secured a clean sheet and a comfortable margin.