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Messi scores twice as Inter Miami beat D.C. United 4-0
Lionel Messi scored twice as Inter Miami beat D.C. United 4-0 at home on Saturday.
Luis Suárez also scored twice, and Messi’s two goals brought his league-leading total to 23 this season.
It was Messi’s first match since ending his international career with Argentina four days earlier.
Miami had gone five matches without a win, and the victory was its first under coach Cristian “Kily” González, who took over on Sept.
16.
The win lifted Miami to second in the Eastern Conference and improved its chances of earning a top-four playoff seed and home-field advantage.
Miami is seeking to repeat as MLS Cup champion, with the playoffs beginning next month.
Inter Miami hosts New York City FC on Wednesday.
Inter Miami beat D.C. United 4-0 at home on Saturday, with Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez scoring twice each.
Messi’s two goals took his league-leading total to 23 for the season.
The win ended Miami’s five-match winless run and was its first league victory under coach Cristian “Kily” González.
The match was Messi’s first for Miami since he ended his Argentina career four days earlier.
D.C. United extended its winless run to five matches.
- Who
- Inter Miami beat D.C. United.
- What
- Miami won 4-0, with Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez scoring two goals each.
- When
- Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026.
- Where
- Nu Stadium, Miami.
- Why
- Not stated
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He'll be missed in that jersey, of course, but today we have him here, and we have to enjoy having him with us now
Messi ended his Argentina career in Buenos Aires, scoring his 126th and final goal for the national team in a friendly win over Benin.
Suárez opened the scoring for Inter Miami.
Suárez scored again to put Miami 2-0 ahead.
Messi scored his first goal of the match.
Messi scored his second goal, making it 4-0.
- Final score
- Inter Miami 4, D.C. United 0
- Messi’s league goals
- 23
- Suárez’s goals
- 2
- Miami’s coach
- Cristian “Kily” González
- Miami’s winless run ended
- 5 matches
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