Overview

• Jordi Alba opened the scoring in the 12th minute from Lionel Messi’s outside‑of‑the‑foot assist, and Messi doubled the lead in the 41st from Alba’s cross.
• Ian Fray made it 3-0 with a 52nd‑minute header off a Rodrigo De Paul corner before Obed Vargas pulled one back for Seattle in the 69th minute.
• Luis Suárez missed the match as he served the second game of a three‑match MLS ban for spitting on a Sounders staff member in the Leagues Cup final.
• The result lifted Inter Miami to 49 points and fifth in the Eastern Conference with games in hand, while Seattle remained fourth in the West.
• The matchup came less than three weeks after Seattle’s 3-0 Leagues Cup final win that ended in a benches‑clearing brawl and multi‑competition sanctions.