{"id":424599,"date":"2026-10-11T02:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T02:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/424599\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T02:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T02:48:10","slug":"messi-and-luis-suarez-net-braces-as-inter-miami-blanks-d-c-united-field-level-media-professional-sports-content-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/424599\/","title":{"rendered":"Messi and Luis Suarez net braces as Inter Miami blanks D.C. United – Field Level Media – Professional sports content solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi each recorded a brace to help host Inter Miami emphatically snap a five-match winless streak with a 4-0 shutout of D.C. United on Saturday night in Miami.<\/p>\n

Suarez also had an assist on one of Messi\u2019s goals as Inter Miami (13-5-10, 49 points) moved up to second place in Major League Soccer\u2019s Eastern Conference and one point ahead of the Chicago Fire.<\/p>\n

German Berterame also recorded two assists while Sergio Reguilon and Rodrigo De Paul each had one.<\/p>\n

D.C. United (6-9-12, 30 points) fell further out of the playoff picture and is now six points behind FC Cincinnati for the conference\u2019s final postseason play-in berth.<\/p>\n

Suarez scored his 14th and 15th goals before he was substituted off in the 61st minute. Inter Miami brought its MLS-leading team goals total to 68, and recorded its fifth clean sheet overall and first in 10 matches.<\/p>\n

Dayne St. Clair picked up his third shutout of the season.<\/p>\n

D.C. United mustered 14 shots overall, but only two on target including a close shot by Matti Peltola that sailed just high and over the crossbar in the second half.<\/p>\n

Suarez found the mark in the third minute when he left-footed a long cross from Berterame past D.C. United goalkeeper Sean Johnson. Reguilon recorded the second assist as he fired the ball ahead to Berterame, allowing him to send a high-arching ball that appeared to be redirected right to Suarez.<\/p>\n

Suarez scored his second in the 39th minute after Berterame controlled a rebound and headed it to him right in front of the goal. The goal followed a great chance by Messi, who fired a close-range shot that Johnson blocked high into the air, allowing Berterame to track it down.<\/p>\n

Messi found his way onto the scoresheet in the 47th minute for his MLS-leading 22nd goal to give Inter Miami a 3-0 edge.<\/p>\n

The Argentine first fired a shot at the top of the box that was deflected. Suarez controlled the deflection and lobbed a cross to Messi, who tapped it past Johnson.<\/p>\n

Messi recorded his second in the 60th minute when he controlled a back heel from Rodrigo De Paul, juked past D.C. United\u2019s Lucas Bartlett, and fired the ball just inside the far post.<\/p>\n

Johnson made five saves for D.C. United.<\/p>\n

\u2013Field Level Media<\/p>\n

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