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Regular season · 2025 · Matchday 28

Miami 3–1LA Galaxy.

August 16, 2025 · Chase Stadium · 20,846 announced.

Inter Miami CF

Javier Mascherano

  • Jordi Alba 43'
  • Lionel Messi 84'
  • Luis Suárez 89'

3–1

FT

xG 3.06 – 0.38

LA Galaxy

Greg Vanney

  • Joseph Paintsil 59'

Highlights

Watch it back.

Inter Miami CF vs. LA Galaxy | Full Match Highlights | Messi GOLAZO in return to Inter Miami!Watch on YouTube · @MLS

Timeline

How it unfolded.

  1. GoalJordi Alba43'
  2. SubstitutionLionel Messifor Telasco Segovia45'
  3. SubstitutionRodrigo De Paulfor Tadeo Allende45'
  4. 45'SubstitutionMatheus Nascimentofor Elijah Wynder
  5. 59'GoalJoseph Paintsil
  6. SubstitutionYannick Brightfor Benjamin Cremaschi77'
  7. SubstitutionBaltasar Rodríguezfor Fafà Picault77'
  8. 79'SubstitutionMauricio Cuevasfor Gabriel Pec
  9. 79'SubstitutionLucas Sanabriafor Diego Fagundez
  10. 79'SubstitutionJulián Audefor Isaiah Parente
  11. GoalLionel Messi84'
  12. 88'SubstitutionChristian Ramírezfor Marco Reus
  13. GoalLuis Suárez89'
  14. SubstitutionNoah Allenfor Luis Suárez90'+4'

Team statistics

The box score.

45.9
Possession %
54.1
29
Shots
5
8
Shots on target
3
13
Corners
2
8
Fouls
3
1
Offsides
0
0
Yellow cards
0
0
Red cards
0
2
Saves
5
461
Passes
560
415
Accurate passes
519
90%
Pass accuracy
93%
0
Penalty goals
0
0
Penalties taken
0
22
Crosses
12
7
Accurate crosses
2
40
Long balls
38
29
Accurate long balls
24
10
Blocked shots
1
12
Tackles won
4
17
Tackles
6
2
Interceptions
4
11
Clearances
24
11
Clearances attempted
24

Lineups

Who played.

Inter Miami CF4-2-3-1

  1. 19Oscar Ustari G
  2. 37Maximiliano Falcón CD-L
  3. 2Gonzalo Luján CD-R
  4. 18Jordi Alba LBG
  5. 57Marcelo Weigandt RB
  6. 8Telasco Segovia AM↓
  7. 5Sergio Busquets LMA
  8. 30Benjamin Cremaschi RM↓
  9. 9Luis Suárez FG↓
  10. 14Fafà Picault AM-L↓
  11. 21Tadeo Allende AM-R↓

Bench

  1. 34Rocco Ríos Novo SUB
  2. 11Baltasar Rodríguez SUB↑
  3. 17Ian Fray SUB
  4. 7Rodrigo De Paul SUBA↑
  5. 42Yannick Bright SUB↑
  6. 41David Ruiz SUB
  7. 32Noah Allen SUB↑
  8. 6Tomás Avilés SUB
  9. 10Lionel Messi SUBGA↑

LA Galaxy4-2-3-1

  1. 1Novak Micovic G
  2. 6Edwin Cerrillo CD-L
  3. 5Mathias Jørgensen CD-R
  4. 14John Nelson LB
  5. 2Miki Yamane RB
  6. 18Marco Reus AM↓
  7. 22Elijah Wynder LM↓
  8. 16Isaiah Parente RMA↓
  9. 28Joseph Paintsil FG
  10. 7Diego Fagundez AM-L↓
  11. 11Gabriel Pec AM-R↓

Bench

  1. 8Lucas Sanabria SUB↑
  2. 15Eriq Zavaleta SUB
  3. 9Matheus Nascimento SUB↑
  4. 17Christian Ramírez SUB↑
  5. 63Chris Rindov SUB
  6. 19Mauricio Cuevas SUB↑
  7. 77John McCarthy SUB
  8. 3Julián Aude SUB↑
  9. 21Tucker Lepley SUB

Match facts

Match facts

Kickoff
Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM EDT
Competition
Regular season · 2025 · Matchday 28
Venue
Chase Stadium
Attendance
20,846
Miami coach
Javier Mascherano
LA Galaxy coach
Greg Vanney
Officials
Drew Fischer (Official)
Expected points
2.81 – 0.12

Attendance is the announced figure. Kickoff times are shown in Eastern time.