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Messi scores four goals as Miami ends winless streak against Montreal

4 sources • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 30, 2026, 7:33 AM

Last updated Aug 30, 2026

Messi scores four goals as Miami ends winless streak against Montreal

Summary

Lionel Messi scored four goals to lead Inter Miami to a 7-1 victory over Montreal on August 30. The win marked Miami's first in six matches following a tumultuous period since the World Cup. Casemiro opened the scoring, and Messi quickly restored Miami's lead after Montreal equalized. Messi's hat-trick was capped off with a free-kick in stoppage time. Miami's resounding victory moves them to second place in the Eastern Conference, seven points behind Nashville.

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By the Numbers

•Inter Miami wins 7-1 against Montreal, ending a five-match winless streak.
•Messi scores four goals, including a late free-kick.
•Casemiro nets his first goal for Miami in the match.
•Miami moves to second in the Eastern Conference standings.
•Montreal remains near the bottom of the standings.

Latest Updates

7:33 AMYahoo Sports — Messi scores four as Inter Miami thrash Montreal
3:53 AMESPN — Messi scores 4 as Inter Miami net 7 in record win
1:47 AMYahoo Sports — Messi's fantastic four as rampant Miami snap winless streak

What they're saying

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Lionel Messi scored four goals as Inter Miami snapped their five-game winless streak with a 7-1 thrashing of struggling Montreal in Major League Soccer on Saturday.But Miami did not have to wait long to regain the lead, and went 2-1 up when a low curling free-kick from Messi somehow bamboozled Montreal goalkeeper Thomas Gillier in the 40th minute.
— Yahoo Sports

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Lionel Messi scored four goals to lift Inter Miami to a club-record 7-1 victory over visiting CF Montréal on Saturday and snap the team's winless run in style.
— ESPNby ESPN