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FT Sunday, March 22, 2026
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Match Report

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Lionel Messi keys Miami rally for win at NYCFC in Bronx

Lionel Messi scored the equalizer off a free kick in the second half before helping to set up Micael dos Santos' winner and Inter Miami came from behind to beat New York City FC 3-2 at Yankee Stadium on Sunday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
7
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
5
53.7
Possession
46.3
22
SHOTS
11
8
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
492
Accurate Passes
393
548
Passes
468
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
3
11
Crosses
12
0.3
Cross %
0.3
32
Long Balls
47
13
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
4
6
Effective Tackles
16
10
Tackles
28
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
8
22
Effective Clearances
8
22
Clearances
8

Highlights

00:37 Gonzalo Luján slots in the goal for Inter Miami CF Watch on ESPN 00:24 Nicolás Fernández with a Spectacular Goal vs. Inter Miami CF Watch on ESPN 00:30 Lionel Messi levels the score for Inter Miami FC with a free kick Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MIA leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

NYC · 4-3-3

  1. 49Matt FreeseG
  2. 5Kai TrewinCD-L
  3. 13Thiago MartinsCD-R
  4. 22Kevin O'TooleLB
  5. 24Tayvon GrayRB
  6. 10Maxi MorálezCM
  7. 21Aiden O'NeillLM
  8. 55Keaton ParksRM
  9. 7Nicolás FernándezF
  10. 17Hannes WolfLF
  11. 26Agustin OjedaRF

MIA · 4-4-2

  1. 97Dayne St. ClairG
  2. 16MicaelCD-L
  3. 2Gonzalo LujánCD-R
  4. 32Noah AllenLB
  5. 17Ian FrayRB
  6. 22David AyalaCM-L
  7. 42Yannick BrightCM-R
  8. 8Telasco SegoviaLM
  9. 21Tadeo AllendeRM
  10. 24Mateo SilvettiCF-L
  11. 10Lionel MessiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! New York City FC 0, Inter Miami CF 1. Gonzalo Luján (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  2. 17' Goal! New York City FC 1, Inter Miami CF 1. Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  3. 38' Gonzalo Luján (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 53' Micael (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 55' Tadeo Allende (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 59' Goal! New York City FC 2, Inter Miami CF 1. Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maxi Moralez with a through ball following a fast break.
  7. 61' Maxi Moralez (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 61' Goal! New York City FC 2, Inter Miami CF 2. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  9. 63' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Dániel Pintér replaces Tadeo Allende.
  10. 74' Goal! New York City FC 2, Inter Miami CF 3. Micael (Inter Miami CF) header from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Noah Allen with a cross following a corner.
  11. 75' Substitution, New York City FC. Jonathan Shore replaces Keaton Parks.
  12. 77' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Facundo Mura replaces Ian Fray.
  13. 77' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Germán Berterame replaces Yannick Bright.
  14. 77' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Ruíz replaces Mateo Silvetti.
  15. 81' Substitution, New York City FC. Talles Magno replaces Hannes Wolf.
  16. 86' Substitution, New York City FC. Drew Baiera replaces Tayvon Gray.
  17. 86' Substitution, New York City FC. Seymour Reid replaces Agustín Ojeda.

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