"Lionel Messi took centre stage as Inter Miami hammered Nashville SC 4-0 to book their place in the next round of the MLS playoffs. For the first time in club history, Miami, who were without the suspended Luis Suarez, will feature in the Eastern Conference semi-finals, and they had star man Messi to thank on Saturday. Messi netted twice in the first half before playing a part in both of Tadeo Allende's second-half goals at Chase Stadium, as Miami won the best-of-three series 3-1."
"The Argentine opened the scoring in the 10th minute, driving forward from deep before drilling a finish into the bottom-right corner. Mateo Silvetti then teed up Messi's second before half-time, before the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner combined with Jordi Alba to set up a close-range finish for Allende in the 73rd minute. Allende added further gloss three minutes later, deftly chipping Nashville goalkeeper Joe Willis after racing onto Messi's throughball, with Miami now set to take on FC Cincinnati in the next round."
Inter Miami defeated Nashville SC 4-0 to advance to the Eastern Conference semi-finals for the first time in club history. Luis Suarez was suspended and unavailable for Miami. Lionel Messi scored twice in the first half and played a part in both second-half goals. Tadeo Allende scored twice, including a close-range finish in the 73rd minute and a chipped finish three minutes later. Messi led Miami with four shots, three shots on target, 11 final-third entries and three chances created. Miami's expected goals were 2.12 compared with Nashville's 0.48. Miami will face FC Cincinnati in the next round.
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