July 12, 2025; Fort Lauderdel, Florida, USA; Inter Miami CF Forward Lionel Messi (10) scored a goal against Nashville SC during the first half at Chess Stadium. Compulsory Credit: Sam Navaro-Imgon Picture Lionel Messi extended her MLS-Cord Scoring Streak with two more balls, which dived in a 2–1 victory for hosts Inter Miami on Nashville SC on Saturday night at Fort Lauderdel, Fla.
Messi’s score pair helped Snap the Inter Miami (11–3-5, 38 points) to snap a club-ridd 15-game unbeaten line in all competitions for Nashville (12-5-5, 41 points), which lost for the first time since April 19 in Seattle.
Messi scored two or more goals for the fifth consecutive time in an MLS match, a league record.
Inter Miami improved his last five matches with Nashville 4–0-1, while also won the fifth consecutive MLS match. Miami has won three consecutive consecutive consecutive consecutive consecutive consecutive consecutive consecutive consecutives since Paris St.-Germen finished it in 16 of the FIFA Club World Cup on 29 June.
Messi approved Nashville’s goalkeeper at a big mistake by Willis, who was strike for the final deciding target in the 62nd minute on Saturday. Willis dodged a ball and tried to get it out of his territory, but kicked it properly under Messi’s direction.
Messi intercepted it with her left leg, then worked on the ball around Willis and expelled it from the house to keep Miami ahead for good.
Hani Mukhtar of Nashville scored the game 13 minutes after 1 minute at 1 minute after 1 minute from the distance from the distance from the distance from the distance from a pinpoint cross to 13 minutes after playing with the header. This was the 10th goal of the season of Mukhtar. Patrick Yazbek was also assisted.
Messi’s first goal came on another magnificent free-kick score in the 17th minute. Messi properly removed a ball through a gap in the wall installed by the defenders of Nashville and it found a mark out of the reach of a diving Willis.
The 16 goals of Messi are the most tied in the league with Sam Sarij in Nashville, which was kept away from the scorchheet on Saturday. Messi contributes 23 goals to the MLS game this season and has 22 goals in all competitions.
Each side returns to action on Wednesday as Inter Miami will play in Cincinnati and host Nashville Columbus.
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