MLS

FT Sunday, November 23, 2025
Inter Miami CF WWWLW 4
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FC Cincinnati WWWLW 0
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Match Report

Lionel Messi scores, sets up 3 as Miami beats Cincinnati

Inter Miami CF beat FC Cincinnati at TQL Stadium on Sunday night to advance to the Eastern Conference final for the first time in club history.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
4
5
Saves
2
51.1
Possession
48.9
14
SHOTS
14
6
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
431
Accurate Passes
426
499
Passes
477
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
2
13
Crosses
13
0.3
Cross %
0.2
44
Long Balls
35
26
Accurate Long Balls
13
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
1
11
Effective Tackles
7
18
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
8
18
Effective Clearances
14
18
Clearances
14

Highlights

01:04 FC Cincinnati vs. Inter Miami CF - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 01:06 Messi's header gives Inter Miami an early lead Watch on ESPN 00:53 Mateo Silvetti gets on the scoresheet for Inter Miami CF Watch on ESPN 01:03 Tadeo Allende gets on the scoresheet for Inter Miami CF Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CIN leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CIN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 18Roman CelentanoG
  2. 16Teenage HadebeCD-L
  3. 12Miles RobinsonCD-R
  4. 29Lukas EngelLB
  5. 4Nick HagglundRB
  6. 10EvanderAM
  7. 11Samuel GidiLM
  8. 20Pavel BuchaRM
  9. 9Kévin DenkeyF
  10. 8BrennerAM-L
  11. 66Ender EcheniqueAM-R

MIA · 4-3-3

  1. 34Rocco Ríos NovoG
  2. 32Noah AllenCD-L
  3. 37Maximiliano FalcónCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 57Marcelo WeigandtRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  7. 11Baltasar RodríguezLM
  8. 7Rodrigo De PaulRM
  9. 10Lionel MessiF
  10. 24Mateo SilvettiLF
  11. 21Tadeo AllendeRF

Timeline

  1. 19' Goal! FC Cincinnati 0, Inter Miami CF 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mateo Silvetti with a cross.
  2. 57' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Luca Orellano replaces Lukas Engel.
  3. 57' Goal! FC Cincinnati 0, Inter Miami CF 2. Mateo Silvetti (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  4. 62' Goal! FC Cincinnati 0, Inter Miami CF 3. Tadeo Allende (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball following a fast break.
  5. 66' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Ayoub Jabbari replaces Nick Hagglund.
  6. 66' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo replaces Ender Echenique.
  7. 71' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Tomás Avilés replaces Noah Allen because of an injury.
  8. 74' Goal! FC Cincinnati 0, Inter Miami CF 4. Tadeo Allende (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball following a fast break.
  9. 76' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Telasco Segovia replaces Baltasar Rodríguez.
  10. 76' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Luis Suárez replaces Tadeo Allende.
  11. 78' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Obinna Nwobodo replaces Pavel Bucha.
  12. 78' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Teenage Hadebe.
  13. 82' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Yannick Bright replaces Mateo Silvetti.
  14. 82' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Gonzalo Luján replaces Jordi Alba.

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