Inter Miami CF

3rd · 12-10-5 · 46 pts · +14

YES!

Inter Miami CF beat CF Montréal

5-6-11 1 – 7

12-6-4

FT · Sat, Aug 29

Match Details

Nu Stadium (Miami, Florida) · 26,066 fans · Apple TV

Highlights

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.

Recap via ESPN

0:47 Casemiro heads in his first goal for Inter Miami

1:00 Fabian Herbers finds the back of the net for Montreal Impact

0:44 Lionel Messi's free kick is deflected in as Inter Miami goes in front

1:02 Lionel Messi dances through the defense for a spectacular goal

Clips play on ESPN

Commentary

·Match ends, Inter Miami CF 7, CF Montréal 1.
90'+7'Second Half ends, Inter Miami CF 7, CF Montréal 1.
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.
90'+5'Germán Berterame (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5'Foul by Dante Sealy (CF Montréal).
90'+4'Alexander Shaw (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4'Foul by Dante Sealy (CF Montréal).
90'+3'Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Thomas Gillier (CF Montréal). Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
90'+3'Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Thomas Gillier.
90'+3'Attempt saved. Germán Berterame (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Thomas Gillier (CF Montréal). Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
90'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
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.

Line Score

	1	2	T
MTL	1	0	1
MIA	2	5	7

Match Leaders

CF Montréal

FH Fabian Herbers · 1Goals
NS Noah Streit · 3Total Shots
TG Thomas Gillier · 5Saves
BV Brayan Vera · 12Defensive Interventions
ML Matthew Longstaff · 61Accurate Passes

Inter Miami CF

LM Lionel Messi · 4Goals
Lionel Messi · 9Total Shots
Dayne St. Clair · 3Saves
Ian Fray · 12Defensive Interventions
YB Yannick Bright · 78Accurate Passes

League Table · 2026 MLS

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Nashville	27	18	6	3	+34	60
2	New England	27	14	4	9	+9	46
3	Miami	27	12	10	5	+14	46
4	Charlotte	27	12	7	8	+9	43
5	Chicago	26	12	6	8	+8	42
6	Philadelphia	27	11	6	10	+10	39
7	Orlando	27	10	4	13	-16	34
8	Red Bull NY	27	9	6	12	-17	33
9	NYCFC	27	8	9	10	+5	33
10	Cincinnati	26	8	9	9	-9	33
11	D.C. United	26	6	12	8	-8	30
12	Columbus	27	8	5	14	-4	29
13	Toronto	27	6	11	10	-12	29
14	Atlanta	27	7	6	14	-13	27
15	CF Montréal	27	6	6	15	-20	24

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Key Events

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.

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.

86'Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Facundo Mura replaces Ian Fray.

86'Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Cesar Abadia-Reda replaces Noah Allen.

84'Substitution, CF Montréal. Brandan Craig replaces Noah Streit.

84'Substitution, CF Montréal. Wiki Carmona replaces Jalen Neal.

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.

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.

76'Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Alexander Shaw replaces Telasco Segovia.

60'Substitution, CF Montréal. Alexis Sánchez replaces Fabian Herbers.

59'Substitution, CF Montréal. Dani Pereira replaces Samuel Piette.

59'Substitution, CF Montréal. Dante Sealy replaces Hennadii Synchuk.

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.

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.

39'Noah Streit (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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.

35'Fabian Herbers (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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.

11'Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.