Lionel Messi scores double as Inter Miami top FC Cincinnati on the road

[p]With the World Cup in North America less than a month away, Argentina captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/messi-lionel/vgOOdZbd/"]Messi[/a] is in excellent form.[/p][p]He has 11 goals in 12 MLS matches this season, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter-miami/0AheRyBg/"]Miami[/a]'s latest victory boosting them into second place in the Eastern Conference with 25 points.[/p][p][b]Messi [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/fc-cincinnati-8btog05R/inter-miami-0AheRyBg/?mid=80lng1HO"]opened the scoring[/a] in the 24th minute with a fortuitous rebound off a poor clearance by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/miazga-matthew/xtm44hb9/"]Matt Miazga[/a].[/b][/p][p]It was 1-1 at half-time after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/denkey-ahoueke/IsHUm6sE/"]Kevin Denkey[/a]'s 41st-minute penalty, then [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bucha-pavel/Wb24z4qm/"]Pavel Bucha[/a] scored from close range to put the hosts 2-1 up soon after the break.[/p][p][b]Messi struck again in the 55th minute, finishing off a flowing Miami attack with a left-footed shot from a cross by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-paul-rodrigo/AZ6TTjDC/"]Rodrigo De Paul[/a].[/b][/p][embed guid="9413a1a2-e8e1-448e-9850-ca72a9f6a735" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvweCJQEDYg&pp=ygUDbWxz" social-type="youtube" /][p]Cincinnati's Brazilian playmaker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/evander/xpg04UIc/"]Evander[/a] put the hosts back in front again with a blast from outside of the box in the 64th minute, his seventh goal in six matches.[/p][p]But Messi set up a goal for young fellow Argentine [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/silvetti-mateo/fii0gkZk/"]Mateo Silvetti[/a] in the 79th minute, with Mexico international [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/berterame-german/OEEHSm7D/"]German Berterame[/a] scoring again for 4-3.[/p][p]Messi forced the final goal in the 89th minute.[/p][p]The 38-year-old launched himself at a cross from Silvetti and struck it with his right foot, the ball crashing off the post and deflecting in off goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/celentano-roman/65qMcSsk/"]Roman Celentano[/a] for an own goal.[/p][image alt="Player ratings from the match" id="9b6674ec-9732-4b01-b624-a597a4a48136" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="09319f86-f2a3-4224-8a1a-5fcb2ad6dcdd" original-width="1080" original-height="1920" /][p]Miami coach Guillermo Hoyos was full of praise for his side.[/p][p]"[b]What they did today was brilliant, against a tough team and on a difficult pitch[/b]," he said.[/p][p]"[b]It’s very hard to play here. It’s clear they’re not here to stroll around MLS.[/b][/p][p]"[b]They're here to play, to give everything, and to show the world that football is played here too.[/b]"[/p][p]He added: "[b]We’re leaving very happy.[/b][/p][p]"[b]We were able to play football at a very high level.[/b]"[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/usa/mls/"]Follow MLS with Flashscore here.[/a][/b][/p]