New England Revolution vs Inter Miami 1-2

Inter Miami came from behind to beat New England Revolution 2-1 at Boston Stadium, with Lionel Messi setting up the winner after New England had led. The decisive goal came in the 83rd minute, and Inter Miami also had a VAR check go against them late on when Ian Fray's goal was ruled out in the 89th minute.

The first half ended 0-0. New England went ahead in the 53rd minute when Dániel Gazdag scored from Ilay Feingold's assist.

Inter Miami levelled in the 69th minute through Germán Berterame, who was found by Messi. The same pair of changes at 63 minutes had already altered their shape, with Yannick Bright and Gonzalo Lujan replaced by Matías Galarza and Sergio Reguilón. Luis Suárez came on in the 71st minute, while Telasco Segovia supplied the assist for Messi's winner in the 83rd minute to make it 2-1. New England made late changes as Alhassan Yusuf replaced Ilay Feingold in the 76th minute, Luca Daniel·Langoni came on for Matt Polster in the 85th, and Diego Fagúndez replaced Ethan Kohler in stoppage time. Inter Miami then made two more changes in the 90+3rd minute, with Germán Berterame and Telasco Segovia going off for David Ayala and Facundo Mura.

The numbers pointed to a close game. New England had 54% of the possession and 569 passes to Inter Miami's 481, while the visitors had more shots, 14 to 13, and more on target, 6 to 3. Inter Miami's edge also showed in xG, 1.55 to 1.25, though New England won 7 corners to 1 and had 3 saves to Inter Miami's 2.

Discipline was busier for Inter Miami, who collected three yellow cards to New England's one. Gonzalo Lujan was booked in the 25th minute, Matías Galarza in the 75th and Telasco Segovia in the 85th. New England's only yellow card went to Luca Daniel·Langoni in the 90+6th minute.