NEW YORK — Lionel Messi had two objectives and an help to succeed in 37 purpose contributions this season and Inter Miami clinched a playoff spot with a 4-0 victory over New York Metropolis FC on Wednesday night time.
Miam (16-6-7), which received its third straight recreation, prolonged its league-leading purpose whole to 64 this season. 5 of Miami’s final six MLS matches have featured a minimum of three objectives, most not too long ago a 3–2 victory over D.C. United.
After his first-half help, Messi turned the primary participant in MLS historical past to report a minimum of 35 purpose contributions in consecutive seasons. After two second-half objectives, Messi turned the fourth participant in MLS historical past to report eight multi-goal video games in a single season.
Messi made it 2-0 within the 74th minute when he chipped it over Matt Freese, who had come out of his space on a breakaway.
Luis Suárez, coming off a suspension, transformed a penalty kick within the 83rd and Messi added one other purpose three minutes later.
Óscar Ustari recorded his sixth clear sheet of the season.
New York Metropolis (16-10-5) had its three-game successful streak come to an finish.
New York Metropolis had two good scoring probabilities within the first half. Thiago Martins was left alone on the far submit on a nook kick however his header went proper at Ustari. Nicolás Fernández in the reduction of his defender within the field and bought Ustari to dive the improper means, however his shot went simply broad off the submit.
