Overview
- Messi scored two goals in a four-minute span on Sunday to turn a 1-0 lead into a 3-0 advantage and secure a 3-1 victory at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
- Germán Berterame opened the scoring with a first-half header after a sequence that involved Messi winning an aerial ball and linking play to Luis Suárez.
- Messi’s second-half strikes brought his totals to 936 career goals, 25 in the 2026 MLS season, and 106 goals for Inter Miami.
- The win consolidates Inter Miami’s position inside the Eastern Conference top four and comes after the team had already clinched a playoff berth.
- After the match Messi exchanged jerseys with Atlanta defender Paulo Díaz, a former River Plate player who joined Atlanta in July 2026, and the game continued the narrative of the 39-year-old’s sustained scoring impact in MLS.