Messi’s Inter Miami beat New York City to reach third straight MLS playoff

Messi assist sets Inter Miami on way to 2-0 win against New York City FC as back-to-back wins guarantee playoff place.Published On 15 Oct 202615 Oct 2026Lionel Messi set up a Rodrigo De Paul goal, and German Berterame snapped his scoring drought as Inter Miami booked their place in the MLS (Major League Soccer) playoffs with a 2-0 win over New York City FC on Wednesday.Victory gave Cristian “Kily” Gonzalez his first back-to-back wins since taking over as head coach last month, guaranteeing second-placed Miami at least a place in the wild card round of the competition in the United States, with five games left to play.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4What led Manchester United’s Martinez to meltdown in Madrid – all to knowlist 2 of 4Infantino faces FIFA rebels in Zurich after failed World Cup stake salelist 3 of 4Real Madrid’s Vinicius banned for Clasico after hair-pull red cardlist 4 of 4Ronaldo’s among three Saudi Arabia games postponed due to Houthi attacksend of list“I’m leaving happy. Obviously, there’s a lot to improve, but we’re making progress little by little,” Gonzalez said.Messi – who had scored twice on Saturday after returning to his club side from last wee...