Overview

• Lionel Messi set up Tadeo Allende in the 13th minute and then struck in the 15th and 24th to secure a 3-0 victory over Columbus Crew at Chase Stadium.
• His two goals lifted his season total to 10, the team lead and tied for third most in MLS.
• Inter Miami has managed only two wins in its last ten league games despite Messi’s heavy involvement.
• This triumph served as the Herons’ last outing before the FIFA Club World Cup, which begins June 14 in Miami.
• Messi will head to Argentina’s squad for World Cup qualifying matches against Chile and Colombia in early June.