Lionel Messi propelled Inter Miami to another win in Major League Soccer, scoring a brace and assisting to help beat Nashville on Saturday.
After a 3-2 road win over Sporting Kansas City last time out, Miami conceded an own goal off a corner kick in just the second minute. An incoming ball deflected off defender Franco Negri and past Drake Callender for an early deficit.But Messi, as usual, didn't let the early goal dissuade his team. In just the 11th minute, he found a scrappy equalizer to tie things up and make it his sixth goal in as many games.
The win put Miami three points clear at the top of the Eastern Conference, though it has played two more games than second-place New York Red Bulls. With 22 goals scored as a whole, Miami currently is the highest-scoring team in the league. However, Miami has conceded 15 goals, which is the worst among any current playoff-bound team if the league ended on this matchday.
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