MLS

FT Saturday, April 27, 2024
Inter Miami CF LDLWW 4
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New England Revolution LWLLL 1
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MIA134
NE101
Gillette Stadium · 65,612 att.

Match Report

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Messi keeps scoring, nets brace in Miami win over New England

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami continued their imperious form in MLS, as the Argentine superstar scored twice in his team's 4-1 win over the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts on Saturday.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
2
0
Saves
2
55.2
Possession
44.8
12
SHOTS
7
6
ON GOAL
1
0.5
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
550
Accurate Passes
424
626
Passes
505
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
2
14
Crosses
14
0.4
Cross %
0.1
28
Long Balls
61
13
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
1
9
Effective Tackles
10
20
Tackles
15
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
14
Interceptions
11
15
Effective Clearances
15
15
Clearances
15

Highlights

00:33 Revs score after 37 seconds vs. Inter Miami Watch on ESPN 00:37 Messi brings Inter Miami level with neat finish Watch on ESPN 00:42 Messi scores again to make MLS history Watch on ESPN 00:27 Messi sets up Suarez for beautiful goal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MIA leads series 3-2

Lineups

NE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Henrich RavasG
  2. 4Henry KesslerCD-L
  3. 3Xavier ArreagaCD-R
  4. 12Nick LimaLB
  5. 88Andrew FarrellRB
  6. 10Carles GilAM
  7. 8Matt PolsterLM
  8. 28Mark-Anthony KayeRM
  9. 5Tomás ChancalayF
  10. 18Emmanuel BoatengAM-L
  11. 21Nacho GilAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Dylan BorreroSUB
  2. 14Ian HarkesSUB
  3. 73JD GunnSUB
  4. 34Ryan SpauldingSUB
  5. 43Santiago SuarezSUB
  6. 22Jack PanayotouSUB
  7. 9Giacomo VrioniSUB

MIA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Drake CallenderG
  2. 21Nicolás FreireCD-L
  3. 6Tomás AvilésCD-R
  4. 33Franco NegriLB
  5. 57Marcelo WeigandtRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  7. 41David RuizLM
  8. 24Julian GresselRM
  9. 8Leonardo CampanaF
  10. 16Robert TaylorLF
  11. 10Lionel MessiRF

Substitutes

  1. 30Benjamin CremaschiSUB
  2. 32Noah AllenSUB
  3. 15Ryan SailorSUB
  4. 13CJ dos SantosSUB
  5. 7Matías RojasSUB
  6. 9Luis SuárezSUB
  7. 73Leo AfonsoSUB
  8. 43Lawson SunderlandSUB
  9. 42Yannick BrightSUB

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! New England Revolution 1, Inter Miami CF 0. Tomás Chancalay (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carles Gil with a through ball.
  2. 32' Goal! New England Revolution 1, Inter Miami CF 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robert Taylor with a through ball.
  3. 60' Substitution, New England Revolution. Ian Harkes replaces Matt Polster.
  4. 64' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Luis Suárez replaces Leonardo Campana.
  5. 67' Goal! New England Revolution 1, Inter Miami CF 2. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergio Busquets with a through ball.
  6. 72' Substitution, New England Revolution. Giacomo Vrioni replaces Emmanuel Boateng.
  7. 72' Substitution, New England Revolution. Ryan Spaulding replaces Andrew Farrell.
  8. 75' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Benjamín Cremaschi replaces Julian Gressel.
  9. 75' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Matías Rojas replaces Robert Taylor.
  10. 81' Substitution, New England Revolution. Dylan Borrero replaces Mark-Anthony Kaye.
  11. 83' Goal! New England Revolution 1, Inter Miami CF 3. Benjamín Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  12. 88' Goal! New England Revolution 1, Inter Miami CF 4. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.

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