Messi assists as Inter Miami clinches MLS playoff berth with 2-0 win over NYCFC
Lionel Messi set up Rodrigo De Paul’s goal as Inter Miami earned a second straight shutout and secured a playoff spot with five games left.
- On Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, Inter Miami defeated New York City FC 2-0 at Nu Stadium, clinching a spot in the 2026 MLS playoffs with five regular-season games remaining.
- Inter Miami snapped a five-match winless skid with a 4-0 victory over D.C. United on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, under new head coach Cristian 'Kily' González, who took over September 16.
- Lionel Messi leads with 23 league goals and 13 assists this season, while Luis Suárez scored twice against D.C. United and assisted Germán Berterame's opener against NYCFC.
- The victory solidified Miami's second-place standing in the Eastern Conference with 52 points, securing home-field advantage in the playoffs that begin next month.
- González praised the team's defensive structure, saying, "I really liked how we handled dropping back into defensive shape," as Miami prepares for the final regular-season stretch.
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The Argentine star Lionel Messi took part, on Wednesday, in the two goals with which Inter Miami won the New York City FC for 2 to 0 — a triumph that guaranteed the garrets a slot in the playoffs, missing five games for the end of the calendar. With goals from Mexican Germán Berterame and Argentine Rodrigo De Paul, the Florida team sealed the victory at Nu Stadium in Miami, supported by a solid defensive performance, which allowed him to amend, …
Messi assists as Inter Miami clinches MLS playoff berth with 2-0 win over NYCFC - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Rodrigo De Paul scored on an assist from Lionel Messi and Germán Berterame added a goal to send reigning champion...
Chicago (USA), Oct 14 (EFE).- With goals by Germán Berterame and Rodrigo De Paul, Inter Miami won this Wednesday for 2-0 to New York City and sealed the mathematical pass to the MLS playoffs. Berterame scored 1-0 at 20 minutes after an attendance by Uruguayan Luis Suárez and De Paul extended distances to the edge of the rest to Leo Messi pass so that Inter Miami would certify its participation in the postseason six days in advance of the end of …
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