Inter Miami hosted the Seattle Sounders at Chase Stadium in MLS play, less than a month after the controversial Leagues Cup final. With the Herons already in front, Lionel Messi doubled the lead thanks to a perfectly placed assist from Jordi Alba.
The sequence began when Yannick Bright won the ball back in midfield and quickly played it forward to Jordi Alba, who had pushed into an advanced role. The Spanish fullback delivered a curling cross into the box that Kee-hee Kim was unable to cut out. Stretching to meet it with his left foot, Messi steered the ball home to make it 2–0 in the 41st minute.
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