#1130
MLS2025-10-18 · 17:00:00
2-5
Nashville SC
Inter Miami
HT 2–1
Geodis Park · Nashville · 30,109 spectatorsRef: Jon Freemon
3Goals
1Assists
10.0Rating
MOTMHat-trick
“On a pressure-filled trip to Nashville in the heart of the playoff race, Messi delivered a vintage hat-trick and an assist to drag Inter Miami to a statement 5–2 win. Beyond the numbers, it was the way he took control of the match—dictating tempo, finishing moves and killing Nashville’s momentum—that underlined his ability to decide MLS games almost single-handedly this late in his career.”
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Nashville SC
KO
Inter Miami22
Tadeo Allende
22
Tadeo Allende
34
Lionel Messi0–1
Jordi Alba
34
Lionel Messi
0–1
Jordi Alba
43
Sam Surridge1–1
Hany Mukhtar
Sam Surridge
1–1
Hany Mukhtar
43
51
Shaffelburg J.2–1
Shaffelburg J.
2–1
51
HT2–1
56
▲Tyler Boyd
▼Shaffelburg J.
▲Tyler Boyd
▼Shaffelburg J.
56
63
▲Ian Fray
▼Marcelo Weigandt
▲Telasco Segovia
▼Gonzalo Luján
Lionel Messi2–2P
63
▲Ian Fray
▼Marcelo Weigandt
▲Telasco Segovia
▼Gonzalo Luján
Lionel Messi
2–2P
64
Hany Mukhtar
Hany Mukhtar
64
67
Baltasar Rodriguez2–3
67
Baltasar Rodriguez
2–3
68
Rodrigo De Paul
68
Rodrigo De Paul
73
▲Josh Bauer
▼Alex Muyl
▲Gastón Brugman
▼Patrick Yazbek
▲Yannick Bright
▼Baltasar Rodriguez
▲Josh Bauer
▼Alex Muyl
▲Gastón Brugman
▼Patrick Yazbek
73
▲Yannick Bright
▼Baltasar Rodriguez
81
Lionel Messi2–4
Ian Fray
81
Lionel Messi
2–4
Ian Fray
82
▲Tomás Avilés
▼Tadeo Allende
82
▲Tomás Avilés
▼Tadeo Allende
88
▲Bryan Acosta
▼Edvard Tagseth
▲Teal Bunbury
▼Hany Mukhtar
▲Bryan Acosta
▼Edvard Tagseth
▲Teal Bunbury
▼Hany Mukhtar
88
91
Telasco Segovia2–5
Lionel Messi
91
Telasco Segovia
2–5
Lionel Messi
FT2–5
Match Moments
KO
34
Goal
Messi opens the scoring with a trademark left‑footed strike from outside the box into the bottom left corner after being teed up by Jordi Alba. The shot bends past Joe Willis, giving Inter Miami a 1–0 lead.
39
Shot
Messi lines up a left‑footed drive from outside the box that is blocked by the Nashville defense after a layoff from Jordi Alba. The attempt is snuffed out before it can test Joe Willis.
HT2–1
52
Shot
From outside the box, Messi tries another left‑footed shot after a pass from Sergio Busquets, but his effort is blocked by a defender. The move comes moments after he had set up a chance for Luis Suárez.
63
Penalty Goal
Messi calmly levels the match from the spot, striking a left‑footed penalty straight down the middle of the goal. Joe Willis dives away as the ball hits the back of the net to make it 2–2.
69
Shot
Messi breaks into the center of the box and hits a left‑footed shot toward the bottom left corner, but Joe Willis reacts well to save. The goalkeeper’s stop denies Messi another goal.
81
Goal
Messi completes his hat‑trick with a precise left‑footed shot from the right side of the box into the bottom left corner after being played in by Ian Fray. The finish pushes Inter Miami’s lead to 4–2.
FT2–5
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60career hat-tricks
Sixty hat-tricks — more than any footballer has ever recorded, and a huge leap from the already absurd benchmark of 50. At this point, tracking his trebles feels less like counting matches and more like charting a separate scoring era.
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