MESSI SHOW | Inter Miami vs DC United ( 4-0 ) | Extended Highlights & Goals | 2026

A marvelous international career, World Cup champion with Argentina in 2020. On the move here for DC, able to play this ahead, they work it across, Barribo. Service from the far side, Bertrami ahead to it, Suarez! The party started over two minutes in, his 14th of the year. Inter Miami shot out of a cannon, they've got the lead. Looks to play this across, collision at the top of the captain, Lucas Bartlett under pressure. Kojima on the move, Jose Kojima sends this towards goal and it's stopped by Dane St. Clair. That's the one thing with Inter Miami, how important he is, but now with the three-man midfield just gives you a little bit more stability. Matias Galarraga by then head coach Javier Mascherano. Galarraga with this ball out wide, miscommunicated, rolls the Australian centre-back to play this ahead. Barribo dispossessed immediately and taken back here. Works this out wide, that ball defended Nono Kurokawa to race on to this, able to work this ball ahead. Kojima with a shot, blocked away, deflected out for a corner, the flag did go up. That's what DC United has. Realism, and the upset part of that is he's also supportive of his guys. Got something cooking here. Peglow to Jackson Hopkins. It's deflected out, and now DC will earn its first corner. in all of MLS so they will have no concerns. Peglow to whip this ball across here. Dazelle serves this ball towards the far post. It'll Jose Kijimi. Barribo gets him. Good acceleration on that shot on the volley, and it's stopped by St. Clair. A bit more here for the midfielder wearing number 80. This ball is played ahead. Suarez hits it first time. Saved that time by Sean Johnson. Out for a corner. You need Peglow to be a little bit more. Issue has largely been on the other side of the ball. This is Suarez trying to spring. It's a good ball. Hopkins. We'll be right back. D.C. United looking to get this level. Deanu. Out with a leg injury. Bertrami with a shot. He didn't miss by much. Just goes wide. Again, Gibbs here to Messi. Messi floats this harmless. Minutes gone by. Korakawa towards the far post. There's St. Clair to take number seven. He does so largely as a tribute to David Beckham. This is Suarez who wins the free kick. Miami wants a card as well. Let's see if our referee, Lucas Spala, is going to oblige. And here we go. Lionel Messi drills this ball, went off his own teammate, and then cleared away by D.C. Here's Nono on the move. Beat the initial defense. Ball across. It falls for Peglo. The edge of the 18. Gets a shot away. It is well taken here. Jackson Hopkins delivered the pass, hitting it first time. Return for Lionel Messi. His shot saved by Johnson. Still a live ball. And there is Luis Suarez, second of the night, to clean it all up. It all unfolded so quickly. Suarez and Miami to double the lead. Now Kojima and DC looking for answers. His service broken up. Players tangled up in the box. Referee Spala says... Kojima. DC fans are anxious to get a look at that. Taken here. Kurokawa to win that. Complete. No penalty. In the meantime, Messi snuffed out... Plays centrally. Barribo. The return time. Barribo gives it a go and strikes away. Hopkins continues on. Has Aijala to beat. Line that looked to play a wide line. Messi played across Galarza. Service off the left foot. Floats that ball in. Some dangerous doings set by Kojima. Messi. Who would bet no? Messi plucked away by Johnson. Sounds... From the Argentine capital, and he's on the ball here, looking for more highlights for Klopp. But taken away. Slice this lead in half before the interval. Service by Hopkins. This ball takes it. New stadium. They'll take a 2-0 lead to the halftime break. Find another gear. There's DePaul. Stays with it. Plays this. Top of the box. And a shot. For a Messi team with him on the field to go five without a win. Suarez is having a night. Ops to play this across, and there's the third. Landed. Messi with the finish in front. And just like that, the lead grows. Bartlett on the move. Lionel Messi. Backs up to Zell. Messi, top of the box. Taken off. Messi on the free kick. Looking for a third. And Suarez, still a live ball. Taken here. Johnson able to repel that away. And nearly it was a... Plays it across. No, no. He'll give it a go. Testing. And I was like, you need to get this right. Do not lose it here, or it will be 4-0. No, no. Cuts in on Gallardo, still Nono, top of the box. As the attack so often goes through that right side, Lionel Messi continues on, ragging off the post. Club, not country. Reguilon whips this ball. Lacroix does well to track this ball down. It's into the match, first wave of subs for D.C. United. Casemiro wants to see this ball to the foot of Nono. Christian Gonzalez set to go to his bench for the first time. Messi, beautiful move, Lionel Messi off the left. You simply can't blink. Magic. Peltula gives it a go. What a strike. Ordaz for DC. Felipe. Felipe continuing on. Peltola back to defend. Patrick. Lionel Messi on the move. Able to give this up. DePaul. Returns. Settled off the chest now. Nono to work it across. Here's Ordaz. Couldn't get a clean shot away. On the outside looking in again. That's a good ball played ahead. Ordaz trying to get a shot away. He's tripped up. Penalty. No. It's coming back. It's a goal. Bertarame, Messi again, whipped across, they want Barribo, and it's taken instead by, tracked by Peltola, continues on, Bertarame, looking to play this ahead. Placentino, tire, six minutes of stoppage time. Ian Frey, far side, Frey, looking to get the cross away, still Riquelme, gives it a go from Alisson. Finish as high as possible in the Eastern Conference, the jockeying for position.