Article by Maria Olteanu – published on Sunday, September 21, 2025, 08:01 / Updated Sunday, September 21, 2025 08:04
Leo's team MESS (38 years old), Inter Miamiwon with the 3-2 score on his own ground against the DC United band, in the regular season of the Major League Soccer in the US, in a match where the Argentine star scored twice. He thus took over the leadership in the MLS goalscorer ranking, reaching 22 goals, while Sam Suridge, from Nashville, has 21.
As a result of this result, Inter Miami has taken an important step towards direct qualification in the play-off and now ranks 5th in the East Conference. Also, Messi and the company are 8 points away from the first place, with three less disputed matches than the leader Philadelphia Union.
DC United, on the other hand, is 20 points away from the places that ensure participation in preliminary play-offs.
Messi scored twice for Inter Miami
Javier Mascherano started the match with all the stars he had, including Lionel Messi, Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets, as well as Rodrigo de Paul, who joined the team in the summer transfer window.
On the other side of the land appeared the legend of the Premier League from the recent past, Christian Benteke.
And Leo Messi made an extraordinary match again, the World Champion with Argentina from the Qatar 2022 World Cup being involved in all three goals of his team, according to Sportal.bg. At the first goal, he offered a decisive pass, serving Tadeu Allende perfectly in the 36th minute.
After the break, the guests managed to equalize, thanks to Christian Benteke, in the 53rd minute.
However, the hopes of the opponents went out quickly, after in the 66th minute Lionel Messi brought Inter Miami to the advantage, with a decisive pass from Jordi Alba.
Five minutes later, Mateo Silveti missed a penalty, but in the 85th minute, Messi showed his strength and brought a two goals for Inter Miami, which has largely decided the fate of the match. This time, Sergio Busquets was in the role of decisive passenger.
However, the guests managed to score another goal, in the 7th minute of the extensions, when Jayceck Murrell set the final score, 3-2.
From now on, Inter Miami will only be able to concentrate its forces on the matches of the Major League Soccer until the end of the regular season, of which only five parties remain. The first two of them will take place until the end of September, and with victories in these matches, Messi and his colleagues will take a huge step towards the guaranteed qualification in the play-off. The first match is against New York City (September 25), and the second will be against Toronto FC (September 27).
VIDEO. The summary of the Inter Miami – DC United
