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FT Saturday, March 7, 2026
Inter Miami CF WDLWW 2
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D.C. United LLDWL 1
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M&T Bank Stadium · 72,026 att. · Apple TV

Match Report

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Messi scores 899th goal in Miami win over D.C. United

Lionel Messi scored the 899th goal of his career to help Inter Miami CF to a 2-1 win over D.C. United on Saturday in front of 72,026 fans.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
16
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
8
2
Saves
2
64.5
Possession
35.5
7
SHOTS
15
4
ON GOAL
3
0.6
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
595
Accurate Passes
288
683
Passes
356
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
7
2
Crosses
21
1.0
Cross %
0.3
51
Long Balls
43
29
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
0
Blocked Shots
6
17
Effective Tackles
13
23
Tackles
25
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
15
Interceptions
10
22
Effective Clearances
9
22
Clearances
9

Highlights

01:14 DC United vs. Inter Miami CF - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 01:01 Rodrigo De Paul slots in the goal for Inter Miami CF Watch on ESPN 00:25 Lionel Messi strikes for Inter Miami CF Watch on ESPN 00:55 Tai Baribo gets on the scoresheet for DC United Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MIA leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

DC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Sean JohnsonG
  2. 15Kye RowlesCD-L
  3. 3Lucas BartlettCD-R
  4. 6Keisuke KurokawaLB
  5. 5Silvan HeftiRB
  6. 25Jackson HopkinsAM
  7. 23Brandon ServaniaLM
  8. 4Matti PeltolaRM
  9. 9Tai BariboF
  10. 7João PeglowAM-L
  11. 10Gabriel PiraniAM-R

MIA · 4-1-3-2

  1. 97Dayne St. ClairG
  2. 16MicaelCD-L
  3. 37Maximiliano FalcónCD-R
  4. 42Yannick BrightSW
  5. 32Noah AllenLB
  6. 4Facundo MuraRB
  7. 8Telasco SegoviaCM
  8. 24Mateo SilvettiLM
  9. 7Rodrigo De PaulRM
  10. 19Germán BerterameCF-L
  11. 10Lionel MessiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! D.C. United 0, Inter Miami CF 1. Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Telasco Segovia.
  2. 27' Goal! D.C. United 0, Inter Miami CF 2. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Silvetti with a through ball.
  3. 58' Peglow (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 61' Substitution, D.C. United. Louis Munteanu replaces Gabriel Pirani.
  5. 61' Substitution, D.C. United. Nikola Markovic replaces Brandon Servania.
  6. 71' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Tadeo Allende replaces Mateo Silvetti.
  7. 75' Goal! D.C. United 1, Inter Miami CF 2. Tai Baribo (D.C. United) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a fast break.
  8. 82' Substitution, D.C. United. Caden Clark replaces Jackson Hopkins.
  9. 86' Dayne St. Clair (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 88' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Gonzalo Luján replaces Telasco Segovia.
  11. 90'+1' Substitution, D.C. United. Jacob Murrell replaces Matti Peltola.

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