Lionel Messi had two targets and an help to succeed in 37 objective 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 gained its third straight recreation, prolonged its league-leading objective whole to 64 this season. 5 of Miami’s final six MLS matches have featured a minimum of three targets, most not too long ago a 3–2 victory over D.C. United.
After his first-half help, Messi grew to become the primary participant in MLS historical past to file a minimum of 35 objective contributions in consecutive seasons. After two second-half targets, Messi grew to become the fourth participant in MLS historical past to file 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 Suarez, coming off a suspension, transformed a penalty kick within the 83rd and Messi added one other objective three minutes later.
Oscar Ustari recorded his sixth clear sheet of the season.
New York Metropolis (16-10-5) had its three-game profitable streak come to an finish.
New York Metropolis had two good scoring possibilities within the first half. Thiago Martins was left alone on the far publish on a nook kick however his header went proper at Ustari. Nicolas Fernandez reduce his defender within the field and received Ustari to dive the incorrect method, however his shot went simply vast off the publish.
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