Inter MiamiSunday, November 8
Inter Miami ties Charlotte 3-3 after leading 3-0, and Messi wins a second straight Golden Boot
The 5AM Miami Gardens team
If you missed Saturday's regular-season finale, Inter Miami led Charlotte FC 3-0 at halftime and still finished in a 3-3 draw. Ian Fray, Luis Suárez and Rodrigo De Paul scored before the break. Liel Abada then scored twice, and Rodolfo Aloko equalized in the 90th minute.
Messi's Golden Boot came on a wild finale
- 26
- goals for Messi, the Golden Boot winner again
- 3-0
- Miami's halftime lead over Charlotte
- 10
- goals this season for Charlotte's Liel Abada
Sources: El Nuevo Herald, WPLG Local 10, Miami Herald
Messi, 39, finished with 26 goals and became the first player to win the MLS Golden Boot in consecutive seasons. Miami had entered the night a point ahead of New England for second place in the East, and a win would have secured the second seed.
- Miami's final record: 16-6-12, 60 points
- Charlotte's final record: 15-10-9, 54 points
- Chicago hosts Charlotte in a best-of-3 series later this month
Charlotte erased a three-goal deficit to tie Miami
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Sources: Miami Herald, WPLG Local 10
Sources: WPLG Local 10, AmericaTeve, Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald