MOSCOW, May 5. Inter Miami at home defeated the New York Red Bulls in a regular season match of the North American Major League Soccer (MLS).
The meeting, held at the home stadium of Inter Miami, ended with a score of 6:2. As part of the winners, Luis Suarez scored a hat-trick (69, 75 and 81 minutes), Matias Rojas scored a double (48, 62) and one goal was scored by Argentine forward Lionel Messi (50), who also recorded five assists , thereby participating in every goal scored by his team. Dante Vanzeir (30) and Emil Forsberg (90+7) scored for New York.
Messi became the first MLS player to provide five assists in one game. Messi also became the first MLS player to score six goals in one match.
Inter Miami is the leader of the Eastern Conference standings, gaining 24 points from 12 matches. New York is in fourth place with 17 points. In the next match, Inter Miami will play away against Montreal on May 11, New York will host the New England Revolution on the same day.