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FT Wednesday, July 9, 2025
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Match Report

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Lionel Messi (2 goals) sets mark as Inter Miami edge Revolution

Lionel Messi scored a pair of goals to give Inter Miami enough offense to outlast New England and secure a 2-1 victory over the host Revolution on Wednesday night at Foxborough, Mass.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
11
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
5
5
Saves
1
55.8
Possession
44.2
13
SHOTS
16
3
ON GOAL
6
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
499
Accurate Passes
385
578
Passes
444
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
3
4
Crosses
21
0.5
Cross %
0.1
49
Long Balls
39
24
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
6
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
9
12
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
14
23
Effective Clearances
13
23
Clearances
13

Highlights

01:29 Lionel Messi scores first-half brace for Inter Miami Watch on ESPN 01:58 New England Revolution vs. Inter Miami CF - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:54 Carles Gil slots in the goal for New England Revolution Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MIA leads series 3-2

Lineups

NE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 31Aljaz IvacicG
  2. 2Mamadou FofanaCD
  3. 4Tanner BeasonCD-L
  4. 3Brayan CeballosCD-R
  5. 80Alhassan YusufCM-L
  6. 8Matt PolsterCM-R
  7. 25Peyton MillerLM
  8. 15Brandon ByeRM
  9. 9Leonardo CampanaF
  10. 41Luca LangoniCF-L
  11. 10Carles GilCF-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. 55Federico RedondoCM-R
  8. 11Baltasar RodríguezLM
  9. 21Tadeo AllendeRM
  10. 9Luis SuárezCF-L
  11. 10Lionel MessiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 27' Goal! New England Revolution 0, Inter Miami CF 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 34' Baltasar Rodríguez (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 38' Goal! New England Revolution 0, Inter Miami CF 2. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergio Busquets with a through ball.
  4. 51' Leonardo Campana (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 55' Federico Redondo (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 62' Substitution, New England Revolution. Tomás Chancalay replaces Tanner Beason.
  7. 63' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Telasco Segovia replaces Baltasar Rodríguez.
  8. 70' Substitution, New England Revolution. Luis Díaz replaces Luca Langoni.
  9. 74' Maximiliano Falcón (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 77' Substitution, New England Revolution. Maximiliano Urruti replaces Brandon Bye.
  11. 79' Goal! New England Revolution 1, Inter Miami CF 2. Carles Gil (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  12. 81' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Benjamín Cremaschi replaces Tadeo Allende.
  13. 87' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Martínez replaces Luis Suárez.

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