MLS

FT Sunday, May 24, 2026
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Inter Miami CF DLWWW 6
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Match Report

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Lionel Messi subbed off early in Miami win over Philadelphia

Messi, who almost never gets subbed out of matches, left in the 73rd minute, meaning he was long gone before Luis Suárez's third goal of the night lifted the defending MLS champions past the last-place Philadelphia Union 6-4 on Sunday night.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
18
3
Yellow Cards
6
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
6
36.3
Possession
63.7
21
SHOTS
17
10
ON GOAL
10
0.5
On Target %
0.6
2
Penalty Goals
0
2
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
215
Accurate Passes
450
295
Passes
531
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
1
15
Crosses
7
0.3
Cross %
0.1
45
Long Balls
41
11
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.2
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
5
10
Tackles
7
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
13
Interceptions
13
14
Effective Clearances
23
14
Clearances
23

Highlights

01:12 Inter Miami CF vs. Philadelphia Union - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 01:50 Luis Suarez leads Inter Miami with hat trick in win Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MIA leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

MIA · 4-3-3

  1. 97Dayne St. ClairG
  2. 16MicaelCD-L
  3. 2Gonzalo LujánCD-R
  4. 3Sergio ReguilónLB
  5. 17Ian FrayRB
  6. 42Yannick BrightCM
  7. 8Telasco SegoviaLM
  8. 7Rodrigo De PaulRM
  9. 19Germán BerterameF
  10. 9Luis SuárezLF
  11. 10Lionel MessiRF

PHI · 4-4-2

  1. 18Andre BlakeG
  2. 26Nathan HarrielCD-L
  3. 2Geiner MartínezCD-R
  4. 16Ben BenderLB
  5. 39Frankie WestfieldRB
  6. 21Danley Jean JacquesCM-L
  7. 4Jovan LukicCM-R
  8. 28Augustin AnelloLM
  9. 6Cavan SullivanRM
  10. 9Bruno DamianiCF-L
  11. 10Milan IloskiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Inter Miami CF 0, Philadelphia Union 1. Milan Iloski (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frankie Westfield with a headed pass.
  2. 10' Dayne St. Clair (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 10' Goal! Inter Miami CF 0, Philadelphia Union 2. Milan Iloski (Philadelphia Union) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  4. 13' Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Philadelphia Union 2. Germán Berterame (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  5. 16' Geiner Martínez (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 20' Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Philadelphia Union 3. Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  7. 24' Jovan Lukic (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 29' Goal! Inter Miami CF 2, Philadelphia Union 3. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ian Fray.
  9. 38' Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 41' Goal! Inter Miami CF 3, Philadelphia Union 3. Germán Berterame (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.
  11. 44' Goal! Inter Miami CF 4, Philadelphia Union 3. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  12. 45'+8' Goal! Inter Miami CF 4, Philadelphia Union 4. Milan Iloski (Philadelphia Union) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  13. 45'+11' Telasco Segovia (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 49' Sergio Reguilón (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 57' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Ezekiel Alladoh replaces Augustín Anello.
  16. 66' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya replaces Cavan Sullivan.
  17. 67' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jeremy Rafanello replaces Geiner Martínez.
  18. 67' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Ayala replaces Telasco Segovia.
  19. 68' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Facundo Mura replaces Sergio Reguilón.
  20. 73' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Mateo Silvetti replaces Lionel Messi because of an injury.
  21. 75' Danley Jean Jacques (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  22. 81' Goal! Inter Miami CF 5, Philadelphia Union 4. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Germán Berterame following a fast break.
  23. 83' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Finn Sundstrom replaces Frankie Westfield.
  24. 83' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Philippe Ndinga replaces Bruno Damiani.
  25. 88' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Ruíz replaces Yannick Bright.
  26. 88' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Noah Allen replaces Ian Fray.
  27. 90'+2' Gonzalo Luján (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  28. 90'+3' Goal! Inter Miami CF 6, Philadelphia Union 4. Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateo Silvetti following a fast break.
  29. 90'+7' Noah Allen (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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