Lionel Messi had two goals and an assist, German Berterame had the go-ahead goal in the 84th minute as Inter Miami rallied for a 5-3 victory over Cincinnati on Wednesday, extending its away-winning streak to seven matches.
It is the third time this season the Argentine superstar has had at least three goal contributions in a match. He is second in the league with 11 goals.
Mateo Silvetti evened it at 3-3 in the 79th minute after coming on as a substitute.
Kevin Denkey, Pavel Bucha and Evander scored for Cincinnati. It is the first time in 64 matches since Pat Noonan became coach in 2023 it lost when it had the lead after 75 minutes.
Messi gave Miami a 1-0 lead at the 24-minute mark after he deflected a shot that went off Cincinnati’s Matt Miazga near the Cincinnati goal. Denkey evened it on a penalty kick in the 41st minute.
After Bucha put Cincinnati on top in the 49th minute, Messi made it 2-2 six minutes later on a cutback after getting the pass from Luis Suarez.
Evander struck in the 64th minute with a right footer from the centre, just outside the box, to give Cincinnati a 3-2 lead. Miami though would rally and score the next three goals.
After Silvetti’s goal, Miami took the lead off a set piece when Cincinnati’s Andrei Chirila collided with goalkeeper Roman Celentano, allowing Berterame to put it into the open net.
Messi appeared to have a hat trick in the 89th minute when his shot went off the post and deflected off Celentano, but it was corrected to an own goal shortly after the match. .
Player ratings:
FC Cincinnati: Roman Celentano (5.1/10), Kyle Smith (6.1/10), Matt Miazga (5.8/10), Miles Robinson (6.3/10), Pavel Bucha (7.2/10), Gerardo Valenzuela (6.5/10), Evander Ferreira (8.0/10), Samuel Gidi (6.0/10), Bryan Ramírez (6.4/10), Kevin Denkey (7.5/10), Kenji Mboma Dem (6.2/10)
Subs: Ender Echenique (6.8/10), Obinna Nwobodo (6.0/10), Nick Hagglund (5.9/10), Andrei Chirila (5.7/10), Tom Barlow (6.0/10), Ayoub Lajhar (5.8/10)
Inter Miami: Dayne St. Clair (5.5/10), Ian Fray (6.2/10), Gonzalo Luján (6.4/10), Micael (6.3/10), Sergio Reguilón (6.0/10), Rodrigo De Paul (7.4/10), Yannick Bright (6.9/10), Telasco Segovia (6.6/10), Lionel Messi (9.1/10), Luis Suárez (6.2/10), Germán Berterame (7.1/10)
Subs: David Ruiz (6.1/10), Mateo Silvetti (7.0/10)
Published on May 14, 2026