Messi scores second career MLS hat trick in Inter Miami's 5-2 win over Nashville SC
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Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi (10) dribbles up the field as Nashville SC midfielder Edvard Tagseth (20) defends during the first half of a MLS soccer match Saturday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Amis)Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi (10) looks at the scoreboard after scoring against Nashville SC during the first half of a MLS soccer match Saturday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Amis)
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Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi (10) dribbles up the field as Nashville SC midfielder Edvard Tagseth (20) defends during the first half of a MLS soccer match Saturday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Amis)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Lionel Messi scored his second career MLS hat trick nearly a year after his first in Inter Miami’s 5-2 win over Nashville SC on Saturday night.
He scored his first of the game from the top of the box in the 35th minute to give Inter Miami a 1-0 lead.
Messi was awarded a penalty kick in the 63rd minute and scored to tie the game 2-2.
He completed the hat trick in the 81st minute, scoring from the center of the box on a left-footed shot and extending Inter Miami’s lead to 4-2.
Messi now leads the MLS with 29 goals, giving him an edge as a finalist for the Golden Boot as league MVP. He is five goals ahead of fellow Golden Boot finalist Denis Bouanga of Los Angeles FC’.
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