Messi scores goal, delivers assist as Inter Miami beats Seattle Sounders

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Lionel Messi led the mode arsenic Inter gained revenge connected the Sounders for their Leagues Cup last decision successful August.

Published On 17 Sep 2025

Lionel Messi had a extremity and an assistance arsenic Inter Miami bushed Seattle 3-1 conscionable implicit 2 weeks aft losing to the Sounders successful the Leagues Cup final.

The Sounders bushed Inter Miami 3-0 successful the Leagues Cup connected August 31, but Messi assisted a wide-open Jordi Alba with an outside-of-the-foot walk successful the 12th infinitesimal to springiness the Herons an aboriginal pb connected Tuesday night.

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Messi astir doubled the people successful the 28th infinitesimal erstwhile helium received a shot implicit the apical and erstwhile again tried to execute utilizing the extracurricular of his near foot, but the changeable caroomed disconnected the post.

Alba returned the favour successful the 41st minute, assisting a darting Messi who got conscionable capable of a interaction to marque it 2-0.

“I’m ever looking for him (Messi), he’s ever looking for me. We’ve created a batch of goals and we anticipation it’s similar that until the extremity of our careers,” Alba said.

Ian Fray headed location Rodrigo De Paul’s country successful the opening minutes of the 2nd fractional to widen Inter’s pb to 3-0.

“It was decidedly a small other motivation. After losing a crippled similar that, you don’t hide it,” Fray said reflecting connected the rematch win.

Obed Vargas recovered the backmost of the nett for Seattle’s extremity successful the 69th minute, arsenic the Mexican planetary scored connected his country’s independency day.

Inter Miami was again without Luis Suarez who served the 2nd crippled of his three-match MLS prohibition for spitting connected a subordinate of the Sounders’ coaching unit successful the Leagues Cup Final.

Messi had a accidental to implicit a brace successful the 76th infinitesimal but was denied by Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei. New Inter Miami signing Mateo Silvetti made his debut aft arriving from Messi’s boyhood club, Newell’s Old Boys successful Argentina.

MLS enactment continues for some teams erstwhile Inter Miami hosts D.C. United connected Saturday, portion the Sounders question to look Austin FC connected Sunday.