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Lionel Messi and Telasco Segovia both netted twice as Inter Miami thrashed the New York Red Bulls 5-1 in Major League Soccer.
Messi finished with two goals and two assists in yet another dazzling display. It was the Argentine’s sixth multi-goal performance in his last seven matches.
His brace saw him become just the fifth player in MLS history to register at least 35 goals and 25 assists over a two-year span, joining Robbie Keane (2013-14), Sebastian Giovinco (2015-16), Carlos Vela (2018-19) and Cucho Hernández (2023-24).
Miami took charge midway through the first half, scoring twice in three minutes to swing the match. Messi’s perfectly weighted pass set up Jordi Alba to equalise in the 24th minute, before another lofted ball from Messi picked out Segovia for his first goal of the night.
Messi added his name to the scoresheet in the 60th minute with a breakaway strike and chested down Luis Suárez’s delivery before blasting home his second — and 18th goal of the season — in the 75th minute.
Segovia also bagged a brace to round off a dominant win for Miami, who have now comfortably won their last three meetings with the Red Bulls, having beaten them 6-2 in May 2024 and 4-1 in May 2025.
The defeat marked just the second time this season that New York have lost at home, falling to 8-2-2. The Red Bulls’ 26 points from their first 11 home matches had been the second-best start at home in franchise history.
The five goals conceded were the most New York have allowed all season. Miami improved to 12-4-5 with the win, tightening their grip near the top of the table.
