Overview
- Inter Miami beat FC Cincinnati 5-3 on Wednesday at TQL Stadium after twice falling behind.
- Messi opened the scoring in the 24th minute off Matt Miazga’s failed clearance, equalized in the 55th, and later set up Mateo Silvetti’s 79th-minute leveller.
- Germán Berterame made it 4-3 in the 84th minute after Andrei Chirila collided with goalkeeper Román Celentano, leaving an open net.
- MLS credited the 89th-minute finish as an own goal off Celentano after Messi’s shot hit the post, leaving Messi with two goals and one assist rather than a hat-trick.
- The victory moved Miami to second in the Eastern Conference and extended a seven-game road winning streak, while Cincinnati suffered its first loss since April 4.