Messi threads a precise pass into the box for Tadeo Allende, who finishes low to the bottom left corner to open the scoring for Inter Miami. It’s a classic Messi assist, breaking the Columbus back line with one incisive ball.

Messi picks up the ball outside the box and curls a left‑footed shot into the top right corner to make it 2–0. The strike from distance leaves the Columbus goalkeeper with no chance.

Deep in his own half, Messi drops back to help defensively and wins a free kick after resisting pressure from Columbus players. The moment shows his willingness to contribute outside the attacking third.

Running onto a perfectly weighted through ball from Sergio Busquets, Messi bursts into the box and calmly finishes with his left foot into the center of the goal for 3–0. The move showcases their trademark understanding from Barcelona days.

Messi links up with Luis Suárez on the right, feeding him in the box for a difficult‑angle shot that is saved low at the near post by Nicholas Hagen. The move underlines Messi’s creativity in tight spaces.

Messi sets up Ben Cremaschi on the right side of the box, but Cremaschi’s right‑footed effort is blocked by the Columbus defense. Messi once again finds a teammate in a dangerous pocket of space.

Suárez tees up Messi in the middle of the box, where Messi’s left‑footed shot is blocked by a defender. It’s a promising chance that Columbus just about manages to smother.

From outside the box after a corner routine, Messi unleashes a left‑footed shot that sails just too high over the bar. Tadeo Allende provides the layoff, but Messi’s effort narrowly misses the target.

On a fast break late in the match, Messi slices open the defense with a through ball to Fafà Picault, who drives a right‑footed shot from outside the box into the bottom right corner for Inter Miami’s fifth. The counterattack is orchestrated entirely by Messi’s vision and timing.