Messi scores hat-trick as Inter Miami enter Club World Cup 2025
Al Jazeera
Messi scores three and Suarez two as Inter Miami beat New England 6-2 to break the MLS regular season points record and seal a berth at the Club World Cup.
On-fire Lionel Messi scored his second hat-trick of the week and Luis Suarez scored twice as Inter Miami beat the New England Revolution 6-2 to smash Major League Soccer’s regular season points record and confirm their participation in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025.
Miami’s win in their final game of the regular season took them to 74 points – one more than the previous record, set by New England in 2021.
Messi, who came off the bench in the 58th minute and led the late flurry of goals, has now scored 20 goals in 19 appearances in MLS with his former Barcelona teammate Suarez also notching 20, from 27 games.
The challenge of breaking the record added some spice to the final game of the regular season with Inter having already secured the Supporters’ Shield for the best record in the regular season to stamp themselves as clear favourites in the MLS Cup playoffs which start next week.
Miami had trailed 2-0 until Suarez scored twice before half-time to help Gerardo Martino’s team level at the interval.
