Historic Herons’ Win Over CF Montréal; Messi Brilliant Once Again With a Poker

NU Stadium – A brilliant Lionel Messi led the Herons to a historic 7-1 rout of CF Montréal, with the GOAT scoring a poker on the night. Casemiro, Luis Suárez, and Alexander Shaw also scored in Miami’s magical night. Fabián Herbers scored Montréal’s lone goal.

Starting XI

In an interesting tactical tweak, Inter Miami slotted Brazilian star Casemiro at left center back alongside Maxi Falcón, Noah Allen, and Ian Fray. Rodrigo De Paul, Telasco Segovia, and Yannick Bright anchored the midfield, while Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez, and Germán Berterame led the attack.

Starting XI for #InterMiamiCF has Casemiro at center back paired with Maxi Falcon.. Interesting tweak by Miami.. #Messi #MLS #Lemoncitylive pic.twitter.com/NElcVr9xul

— Xavier Guerrero (@XGLAVOZ) August 29, 2026

Game Action

Casemiro put the Herons ahead 1-0 with a thunderous tomahawk header off a Telasco Segovia corner kick in the 20th minute.

The Brazilian star ⭐️ Casemiro puts #InterMiamiCF on top 1-0 twenty minutes in with the tomahawk header . pic.twitter.com/eW2SDLsVVx

— Xavier Guerrero (@XGLAVOZ) August 30, 2026

Fabián Herbers tied the game 15 minutes later with a shot into the inside right corner of the Miami net.

Herbers drills the low corner shot for Montreal CF to tie the match at 1-1…#MLS #InterMiamiCF #Lemoncitylive pic.twitter.com/0LzOWzn35n

— Xavier Guerrero (@XGLAVOZ) August 30, 2026

Lionel Messi’s brilliant night began with a twisting free-kick goal that put the Herons ahead 2-1.

Lionel #Messi rockets 🚀 the free kick in to give #InterMiamiCF the 2-1 lead..The GOAT 🐐 keeps scoring goals for the Herons…#MLS #Lemoncitylive pic.twitter.com/yI7DOXez5j

— Xavier Guerrero (@XGLAVOZ) August 30, 2026

The GOAT displayed his fabulous dribbling skills, dismantling the Montréal defense before scoring his second goal of the night in spectacular fashion.

Lionel #Messi dribbles through the heart of the Montreal defense & finishes with his right foot to extend the #InterMiamiCF lead to 3-1.. The GOAT 🐐 is still levels above the rest …#MLS #Lemoncitylive pic.twitter.com/Dv3mrkBXbw

— Xavier Guerrero (@XGLAVOZ) August 30, 2026

Luis Suárez joined in the fun with a three-toe tap, scoring Miami’s fourth goal of the night off a Messi assist.

Lionel #Messi with the lob over the Montreal defense for Luis Suarez who finishes with class to make it 4-1 #InterMiamiCF.. The Herons are taking out their frustrations on the Canadian side…#MLS #Lemoncitylive pic.twitter.com/kOAPKcZmQY

— Xavier Guerrero (@XGLAVOZ) August 30, 2026

Messi completed his hat trick by chipping the ball into the net off a De Paul pass.

The GOAT 🐐 gets the hat-trick to lengthen the #InterMiamiCF lead to 5-1..#Messi is marvelous & magnificent…#MLS #Lemoncitylive pic.twitter.com/fGbEaApSZw

— Xavier Guerrero (@XGLAVOZ) August 30, 2026

The rising teenage talent Alexander Shaw unleashed a booming long-distance shot to score his first MLS goal and give Inter Miami a massive 6-1 advantage.

Alexander Shaw with the right footed boom 💥 into the corner net to give #InterMiamiCF the enormous 6-1 lead ..The young Heron is part of the crop of future stars the Herons have on the squad..#MLS #Lemoncitylive pic.twitter.com/5tzoY7C1Uf

— Xavier Guerrero (@XGLAVOZ) August 30, 2026

The perfect night ended with a perfect free-kick strike by Lionel Messi, sealing the historic 7-1 scoreline—the largest margin of victory in team history. Led by Messi’s poker, Inter Miami sent a message to the rest of MLS: The Herons still have life.