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FT Saturday, August 29, 2026
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Inter Miami CF LLLDL 7
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MTL101
MIA257
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Match Report

Messi's 4 goals lead Inter Miami to 7-1 romp over Montreal

Lionel Messi scored three times in the second half to finish off his first four-goal effort in MLS play while adding an assist, and Inter Miami scored six unanswered goals in a 7-1 romp over CF Montreal on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
3
43.5
Possession
56.5
10
SHOTS
21
5
ON GOAL
12
0.5
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
385
Accurate Passes
520
435
Passes
572
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
4
18
Crosses
9
0.3
Cross %
0.4
27
Long Balls
40
18
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.7
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
5
5
Effective Tackles
10
7
Tackles
22
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
14
Interceptions
5
15
Effective Clearances
21
15
Clearances
21

Highlights

00:47 Casemiro heads in his first goal for Inter Miami Watch on ESPN 01:00 Fabian Herbers finds the back of the net for Montreal Impact Watch on ESPN 00:44 Lionel Messi's free kick is deflected in as Inter Miami goes in front Watch on ESPN 01:02 Lionel Messi dances through the defense for a spectacular goal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MIA leads series 4-1

Lineups

MIA · 4-3-3

  1. 97Dayne St. ClairG
  2. 5CasemiroCD-L
  3. 37Maximiliano FalcónCD-R
  4. 32Noah AllenLB
  5. 17Ian FrayRB
  6. 42Yannick BrightCM
  7. 8Telasco SegoviaLM
  8. 7Rodrigo De PaulRM
  9. 19Germán BerterameF
  10. 9Luis SuárezLF
  11. 10Lionel MessiRF

MTL · 4-3-3

  1. 31Thomas GillierG
  2. 4Brayan VeraCD-L
  3. 2Jalen NealCD-R
  4. 13Luca PetrassoLB
  5. 27Dawid BugajRB
  6. 6Samuel PietteCM
  7. 21Fabian HerbersLM
  8. 8Matthew LongstaffRM
  9. 9Prince OwusuF
  10. 23Noah StreitLF
  11. 18Hennadii SynchukRF

Timeline

  2. 11' Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 20' Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, CF Montréal 0. Casemiro (Inter Miami CF) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Telasco Segovia with a cross following a corner.
  4. 35' Fabian Herbers (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 37' Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, CF Montréal 1. Fabian Herbers (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Noah Streit.
  6. 39' Noah Streit (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 40' Goal! Inter Miami CF 2, CF Montréal 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  8. 49' Delay in match (Inter Miami CF).
  9. 49'
  10. 49' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  11. 49'
  12. 52' Goal! Inter Miami CF 3, CF Montréal 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  13. 59' Substitution, CF Montréal. Dante Sealy replaces Hennadii Synchuk.
  14. 59' Substitution, CF Montréal. Dani Pereira replaces Samuel Piette.
  15. 60' Substitution, CF Montréal. Alexis Sánchez replaces Fabian Herbers.
  16. 63' Delay in match because of an injury Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF).
  17. 63'
  18. 66' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  19. 66'
  20. 76' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Alexander Shaw replaces Telasco Segovia.
  21. 80' Goal! Inter Miami CF 4, CF Montréal 1. Luis Suárez (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.
  22. 83' Goal! Inter Miami CF 5, CF Montréal 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
  23. 84' Substitution, CF Montréal. Wiki Carmona replaces Jalen Neal.
  24. 84' Substitution, CF Montréal. Brandan Craig replaces Noah Streit.
  25. 86' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Cesar Abadia-Reda replaces Noah Allen.
  26. 86' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Facundo Mura replaces Ian Fray.
  27. 89' Goal! Inter Miami CF 6, CF Montréal 1. Alexander Shaw (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  28. 90'+6' Goal! Inter Miami CF 7, CF Montréal 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.

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