Overview

• Messi set up Tadeo Allende in the 34th minute, ending Allende’s ten-game goalless run.
• Christian Benteke equalized early in the second half before Messi restored Miami’s lead with a left-footed finish.
• After Messi ceded a penalty that Mateo Silvetti missed, he sealed the victory with a late strike six minutes from time.
• Jacob Murrell scored in stoppage time for D.C. United to narrow the final margin.
• The showcase performance sustained Messi’s prolific form as coverage renewed discussion about his contract situation with Inter Miami.