Overview
- Inter Miami won the decisive Game 3 by 4-0 at Chase Stadium to clinch the best-of-three series 2-1, marking the club’s first progression beyond the opening round.
- Lionel Messi delivered two goals and two assists in the match and was involved in all eight Miami goals across the series.
- Tadeo Allende added a late brace, and 19-year-old Mateo Silvetti started in place of Luis Suárez and assisted Messi’s second goal.
- Luis Suárez missed Game 3 under a one-match suspension for violent conduct following an MLS Disciplinary Committee review of Game 2, and he is available for the next round.
- Inter Miami will face FC Cincinnati at TQL Stadium the weekend of Nov. 22–23, with the playoffs now shifting from a best-of-three format to single-elimination ties.