Lionel Messi was on his invincible element with a goal and three assists as he inspired Inter Miami to a 4-0 win over Cincinnati to reach the MLS Eastern Conference final for the first time ever.
During the building to the encounter, Softfootball had predicted a win for Inter Miami in the winner takes all semi-final and they came out top, even exceeding the 3-2 prediction by not conceding a goal. Cincinnati battled hard against Inter Miami but the genius of Messi was the major difference.
Inter Miami enjoyed the win over Cincinnati and shared the moment with their fans with a simple post via their official X handle. It read:
HISTORY MADE. HEADING TO THE EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL. 🏆 pic.twitter.com/gMpD2gI8W0
— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) November 24, 2025Interestingly, Inter Miami qualified for the play-offs as the third-placed team in the Eastern Conference after finishing a point behind Philadelphia Union and level on points with Cincinnati. Inter Miami beat Nashville in the play-offs quarter-final to set up a clash with Cincinnati.
Football expert Fabrizio Romano via his official X handle put up an interesting statistic about Lionel Messi’s career goals involvement. Check below.
🚨🇦🇷 Leo Messi reaches 1300 G/A in his career with 896 goals and 404 assists.
Three assists, one goal tonight in MLS Playoff key game for Inter Miami. pic.twitter.com/3kT27KN7uV
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 24, 2025Messi opened scoring in the first half at TQL Stadium when he got to Mateo Silvetti’s perfect cross and headed home. He returned the favour by setting up the 19-year-old to score in the second half to make it 2-0.
Here is the highlight of the match shared via the official TikTok account of an Inter Miami fan by the name salem (@tyey98). Watch below.
@tyey98 intermiami vs cincinnati Messi score one goal and three assist 🔥🥶#messi #intermiami #sportsontiktok #goat
♬ original sound – salem
The 8-time Ballon D’Or winner then provided two more assists for Tadeo Allende to get his brace in a complete blow out in front of 25,513 fans in attendance. Javier Mascherano’s Inter Miami will face Philadelphia or New York City in the MLS Cup final.
