Overview
- Inter Miami won 3-2 at Chase Stadium as Lionel Messi assisted Tadeo Allende for the opener and then scored twice.
- Messi allowed Mateo Silvetti to take a penalty that was saved before stepping up late to convert and secure the win.
- The Argentine star has 22 goals in 22 MLS appearances this season and now leads the Golden Boot race.
- D.C. United scored through Christian Benteke and Jacob Murrell, with Murrell's stoppage-time strike narrowing the final margin.
- Miami can clinch a postseason berth as early as its next league match, and off the field Messi carried a Deportivo LSM crest while Rodrigo De Paul celebrated with his children.