Messi drives forward in the attacking half and wins a free kick after being fouled while carrying the ball at pace.

Messi unleashes a left-footed shot from outside the box that is blocked by the Nashville defense.

Messi finds space in the middle of the box and sends a left-footed effort just too high over the bar.

Messi threads a precise through ball into the box, sending Luis Suárez clear to finish with a right-footed shot into the bottom right corner.

Messi doubles Inter Miami’s lead, latching onto Diego Gómez’s pass in the center of the box and placing a left-footed shot into the bottom right corner.

Messi’s night ends early in the second half as he is substituted off and replaced by Robert Taylor.