Miami vs Philadelphia 2024 MLS, Regular Season

Inter Miami CF

26': Lionel Messi
30': Lionel Messi
90'+8': Luis Suárez

FT
3 - 1

Philadelphia Union

1': Mikkel Uhre

Lionel Messi scores 2 goals in return as Inter Miami top Union

Lionel Messi marks MLS return with quick-fire brace and assist

Lionel Messi returned from his injury layoff to score his 13th and 14th MLS goals and contribute his 14th assist, and Inter Miami overcame an early deficit to earn a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Union on Saturday night.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
1': Goal! Inter Miami CF 0, Philadelphia Union 1. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
15': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Noah Allen replaces David Martínez because of an injury.
26': Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Philadelphia Union 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
30': Goal! Inter Miami CF 2, Philadelphia Union 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
32': Tomás Avilés (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+8': First Half ends, Inter Miami CF 2, Philadelphia Union 1.
45': Second Half begins Inter Miami CF 2, Philadelphia Union 1.
56': Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya replaces Jack McGlynn.
63': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Samuel Adeniran replaces Mikael Uhre.
72': Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
80': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Yannick Bright replaces Julian Gressel.
80': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Benja Cremaschi replaces Diego Gómez because of an injury.
82': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Danley Jean Jacques replaces Leon Flach.
87': Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
88': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jeremy Rafanello replaces Quinn Sullivan.
88': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Olivier Mbaizo replaces Nathan Harriel.
90'+2': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Ruíz replaces Federico Redondo.
90'+2': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Ian Fray replaces Noah Allen because of an injury.
90'+5': Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
90'+8': Goal! Inter Miami CF 3, Philadelphia Union 1. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Chase Stadium
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Attendance: 20,915

MLS Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
0	Atlanta United FC	0	0	0
0	CF Montréal	0	0	0
0	Charlotte FC	0	0	0
0	Chicago Fire FC	0	0	0

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Statistics

PHI		MIA
13	Fouls	8
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	4
4	Corner Kicks	5
1	Saves	7
37	Possession	63
22	SHOTS	9
8	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
297	Accurate Passes	541
354	Passes	613
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	3
17	Crosses	16
0.2	Cross %	0.2
43	Long Balls	53
29	Accurate Long Balls	34
0.7	Long Balls %	0.6
7	Blocked Shots	4
9	Effective Tackles	6
15	Tackles	12
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
17	Interceptions	4
21	Effective Clearances	12
21	Clearances	12

Line-Ups

Inter Miami CF (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Drake Callender (GK)
14	Héctor Martínez
6	Tomás Avilés
18	Jordi Alba
57	Marcelo Weigandt
10	Lionel Messi
5	Sergio Busquets
55	Federico Redondo
9	Luis Suárez
20	Diego Gómez
24	Julian Gressel

Substitutes:

Óscar Ustari, David Ruiz, Ian Fray, Robert Taylor, Yannick Bright, Benjamin Cremaschi, Noah Allen, Franco Negri, Leonardo Campana.

Philadelphia Union (4-1-2-1-2)

No.	Name
76	Andrew Rick (GK)
3	Jack Elliott
5	Jakob Glesnes
31	Leon Flach
27	Kai Wagner
26	Nathan Harriel
10	Dániel Gazdag
16	Jack McGlynn
33	Quinn Sullivan
7	Mikkel Uhre
28	Tai Baribo