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Match Report

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Lionel Messi's brace helps Inter Miami rout CF Montreal

Lionel Messi scored twice to help Inter Miami to a 4-1 win against host CF Montreal on Saturday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
5
7
Saves
5
57.8
Possession
42.2
15
SHOTS
13
10
ON GOAL
8
0.7
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
520
Accurate Passes
361
591
Passes
423
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
2
7
Crosses
11
0.1
Cross %
0.2
56
Long Balls
31
40
Accurate Long Balls
12
0.7
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
1
8
Effective Tackles
3
15
Tackles
7
0.5
Tackle %
0.4
6
Interceptions
12
7
Effective Clearances
23
7
Clearances
23

Highlights

00:57 How in the world did Lionel Messi score this goal? Watch on ESPN 01:59 Montreal Impact vs. Inter Miami CF - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:58 Messi splits three defenders for impressive goal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MIA leads series 3-2

Lineups

MTL · 4-4-2

  1. 40Jonathan SiroisG
  2. 4Fernando ÁlvarezCD-L
  3. 5Brandan CraigCD-R
  4. 13Luca PetrassoLB
  5. 27Dawid BugajRB
  6. 6Samuel PietteCM-L
  7. 22Victor LoturiCM-R
  8. 3Tom PearceLM
  9. 25Dante SealyRM
  10. 23Caden ClarkCF-L
  11. 9Prince OwusuCF-R

MIA · 4-4-2

  1. 19Oscar UstariG
  2. 37Maximiliano FalcónCD-L
  3. 6Tomás AvilésCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  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

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! CF Montréal 1, Inter Miami CF 0. Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  2. 33' Goal! CF Montréal 1, Inter Miami CF 1. Tadeo Allende (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  3. 40' Goal! CF Montréal 1, Inter Miami CF 2. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez with a headed pass.
  4. 45'+2' Fernando Álvarez (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, CF Montréal. George Campbell replaces Samuel Piette.
  6. 54' Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 60' Goal! CF Montréal 1, Inter Miami CF 3. Telasco Segovia (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Tadeo Allende.
  8. 62' Goal! CF Montréal 1, Inter Miami CF 4. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Suárez following a fast break.
  9. 69' Substitution, CF Montréal. Aleksandr Guboglo replaces Tom Pearce.
  10. 69' Substitution, CF Montréal. Bryce Duke replaces Dante Sealy.
  11. 72' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Martínez replaces Tomás Avilés.
  12. 72' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Federico Redondo replaces Benjamín Cremaschi.
  13. 72' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Baltasar Rodríguez replaces Telasco Segovia.
  14. 80' Substitution, CF Montréal. Hennadii Synchuk replaces Caden Clark.
  15. 83' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Fafà Picault replaces Tadeo Allende.
  16. 85' Substitution, CF Montréal. Sunusi Ibrahim replaces Prince Owusu.
  17. 87' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Ryan Sailor replaces Maximiliano Falcón.
  18. 88' David Martínez (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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