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Match Report

Lionel Messi has hand in all 5 goals as Miami routs Crew

Lionel Messi had two goals and three assists and Inter Miami used a three-goal first half to rout the flailing Columbus Crew 5-1 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Saturday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
4
6
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
0
49.1
Possession
50.9
12
SHOTS
14
1
ON GOAL
7
0.1
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
433
Accurate Passes
454
480
Passes
513
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
0
15
Crosses
1
0.2
Cross %
0.0
24
Long Balls
56
13
Accurate Long Balls
38
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
5
Blocked Shots
3
7
Effective Tackles
10
11
Tackles
18
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
5
5
Effective Clearances
15
5
Clearances
15

Highlights

01:56 Inter Miami CF vs. Columbus Crew SC - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 01:01 Lionel Messi becomes Inter Miami's top goal scorer in MLS Watch on ESPN 00:57 Lionel Messi chips in his second goal for Inter Miami Watch on ESPN 01:03 Luis Suárez slots in Inter Miami's 4th goal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MIA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

MIA · 4-4-2

  1. 19Oscar UstariG
  2. 14Héctor MartínezCD-L
  3. 37Maximiliano FalcónCD-R
  4. 32Noah AllenLB
  5. 57Marcelo WeigandtRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM-L
  7. 30Benjamin CremaschiCM-R
  8. 8Telasco SegoviaLM
  9. 21Tadeo AllendeRM
  10. 9Luis SuárezCF-L
  11. 10Lionel MessiCF-R

CLB · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Nicholas HagenG
  2. 21Yevhen CheberkoCD
  3. 18Malte AmundsenCD-L
  4. 31Steven MoreiraCD-R
  5. 7Dylan ChambostCM-L
  6. 6Darlington NagbeCM-R
  7. 27Max ArfstenLM
  8. 23Mohamed FarsiRM
  9. 11Ibrahim AliyuF
  10. 8Dániel GazdagCF-L
  11. 10Diego RossiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 9' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Cesar Ruvalcaba replaces Malte Amundsen because of an injury.
  2. 13' Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Columbus Crew 0. Tadeo Allende (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  3. 15' Goal! Inter Miami CF 2, Columbus Crew 0. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  4. 24' Goal! Inter Miami CF 3, Columbus Crew 0. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Busquets with a through ball.
  5. 45' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Rocco Ríos Novo replaces Óscar Ustari.
  6. 57' David Martínez (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 58' Goal! Inter Miami CF 3, Columbus Crew 1. Cesar Ruvalcaba (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dylan Chambost with a cross following a corner.
  8. 62' Cesar Ruvalcaba (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 64' Goal! Inter Miami CF 4, Columbus Crew 1. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Telasco Segovia.
  10. 68' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Ian Fray replaces Telasco Segovia.
  11. 72' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Andrés Herrera replaces Max Arfsten.
  12. 72' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Dániel Gazdag.
  13. 72' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Amar Sejdic replaces Darlington Nagbe.
  14. 80' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Lassi Lappalainen replaces Mohamed Farsi.
  15. 81' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Fafà Picault replaces Luis Suárez.
  16. 89' Goal! Inter Miami CF 5, Columbus Crew 1. Fafà Picault (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball following a fast break.
  17. 90'+1' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Ryan Sailor replaces Tadeo Allende.
  18. 90'+1' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Allen Obando replaces David Martínez.

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