Lionel Messi scored two goals to lead Inter Miami over Nashville SC 3-1 in Game 1 of the first round of the MLS playoffs.

Lionel Messi received the Golden Boot trophy ahead of Inter Miami’s Major League Soccer (MLS) play-off opener against Nashville. The 38-year-old proved why he deserved the award as he recorded two

Messi opened the scoring with a diving header in the first half, then capped the scoring in the 96th minute as Inter Miami opened the Major League Soccer playoffs with a 3-1 win over Nashville SC in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference best-of-three first-round series on Friday night.

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Messi was named a finalist for the MVP award Thursday along with Los Angeles FC’s Denis Bouanga, San Diego’s Anders Dreyer (San Diego FC), Cincinnati’s Evander and Nashville’s Sam Surridge. The award is expected to be handed out before the MLS Cup final on Dec. 6.

Messi magic in Game One! 💥 What a start for @InterMiamiCF. // Audi MLS Cup Playoffs pic.twitter.com/6ugOORVHGT Miami were able to ride that goal to a halftime lead, which put them 45 minutes closer to defeating Nashville SC in this best-of-three series,

Former Barcelona stars Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez proved themselves decisive in getting Inter Miami’s playoff campaign up and running in positive fashion in the early hours of Saturday.The

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