Messi scores a goal and has 5 assists to lead Inter Miami to a 6-2 rout of Red Bulls
Lionel Messi scored a goal and had five assists as Inter Miami trounced the New York Red Bulls 6-2
By Ap News
Published - May 04, 2024, 10:11 PM ET
Last Updated - May 27, 2024, 01:02 AM EDT
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi scored a goal and had five assists as Inter Miami trounced the New York Red Bulls 6-2 on Saturday night.
Messi, who earned the MLS Player of the Month Award for April, has now scored and assisted in six consecutive league matches.
Luis Suárez had three goals and Matias Rojas scored twice as Inter Miami got six unanswered goals to come back from a 1-0 deficit at halftime. Messi and Suárez now have a league-leading 10 goals each, helping keep Inter Miami (7-2-3, 24 points) atop the Eastern Conference.
The win extended Miami’s unbeaten string to six. The streak began after a 4-0 loss at New York on April 20, in which Messi did not play because of an injury.
