Overview

• Messi scored twice for the fifth straight MLS match, marking a league first.
• His latest brace propelled Inter Miami to a 2-1 win over Nashville SC through a 17th-minute free kick and a 62nd-minute finish off a Joe Willis error.
• The 38-year-old Argentine now shares the MLS scoring lead at 16 goals with Nashville’s Sam Surridge.
• Inter Miami holds fifth place in the Eastern Conference with three games in hand and sits five points behind Philadelphia Union.
• Coach Javier Mascherano has lauded Messi as the team leader and is carefully managing his workload during a busy schedule.