Messi unleashes a left-footed strike from outside the box that is headed for the center of the goal, but Matt Turner reacts well to make the save. Luis Suárez had set him up for the effort.

From distance, Messi again tries his luck with a left-footed shot from outside the box, but Turner holds the effort in the center of the goal. Rodrigo De Paul provides the pass leading to the attempt.

Messi threads a precise pass into the box for Tadeo Allende, who finishes with a right-footed shot into the bottom left corner to open the scoring for Inter Miami. It’s a classic Messi creative spark that breaks New England’s defensive line.

Messi lets fly with another left-footed effort from outside the box, but this time a New England defender gets in the way and blocks the shot. Rodrigo De Paul had found him in space.

Messi combines with Jordi Alba in the area, setting up the left back for a close-range left-footed finish into the bottom left corner to make it 2–0. The move showcases their familiar understanding from years of playing together.

Just before halftime, Messi takes on another left-footed shot from outside the box, but his attempt is blocked by the defense. Jordi Alba supplies the pass that leads to the strike.

Messi gets into the center of the box on a through ball from Sergio Busquets and fires a left-footed shot that goes just wide to the left, narrowly missing the target. It’s one of his closest chances of the night.

Messi slices open the defense with a through ball to Tadeo Allende, who again finishes low into the bottom left corner from the center of the box for Inter Miami’s third. The pass splits New England’s back line and restores a two-goal cushion.

Late in the match, Messi finds space in the center of the box and hits a left-footed shot toward the bottom left corner, but Matt Turner dives to save. Telasco Segovia created the opening with a well-weighted pass.