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Sport WorldBriefFootball Checked story Published 2 November 2026 · Updated 2 Nov, 07:45 UTC

New England Revolution 1–2 Inter Miami: Messi sets up the equaliser and scores the winner to take second place

Inter Miami CF came from behind to beat the New England Revolution 2–1 at Gillette Stadium on Sunday 1 November 2026, in front of a season-high crowd of 54,112. Dániel Gazdag put New England ahead in the 53rd minute; Germán Berterame headed the equaliser in the 69th from Lionel Messi's assist; and Messi himself scored the winner in the 83rd minute — his league-leading 26th goal of the season. Miami (16-6-11, 59 points) move above New England (18-11-4, 58 points) into second place in the Eastern Conference with one regular-season match remaining, and clinched a place in the 2027 Concacaf Champions Cup — per the New England Revolution's official match report, read in full, AP's report and MLS's own report.

Lionel Messi playing for Inter Miami against the New England Revolution (file photo, July 2025)
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Verified Inter Miami beat the New England Revolution 2–1 at Gillette Stadium on Sunday 1 November 2026 (0–0 at half-time): Dániel Gazdag scored for New England in the 53rd minute, Germán Berterame equalised in the 69th, and Lionel Messi scored the winner in the 83rd.

Key points

  • Final: New England Revolution 1, Inter Miami CF 2 — Gillette Stadium, Sunday 1 November 2026 (0–0 at half-time) — the club's official capsule and AP agree.
  • Scorers: Gazdag 53' for New England; Berterame 69' and Messi 83' for Miami — a comeback in 14 minutes.
  • Messi's winner was his league-leading 26th goal of the season; he also assisted the equaliser.
  • Miami move to 59 points and second place in the East, one ahead of New England, and clinch a 2027 Concacaf Champions Cup place (MLS).

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What happened

New England carried the first half and led eight minutes after it: Peyton Miller drove to the byline, Ilay Feingold flicked on, and Gazdag finished. Miami's pressure told in the 65th minute first — Matt Turner saved from Messi and Brooklyn Raines cleared Berterame's rebound off the line — before Berterame headed in Messi's assist four minutes later.

The winner, on 83 minutes, was Messi collecting a loose ball well outside the area, driving at the defence and finishing low into the bottom corner from Segovia's return pass, per MLS's report; New England's late apparent equaliser was overturned for offside, and Miami held second place.

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Side A · Inter Miami CF

  • A goal down away from home, Miami turned it in 14 minutes: Messi created the equaliser and scored the winner himself.
  • Second place, a Champions Cup place clinched, and the league's top scorer in their side — with one match left to hold the No. 2 seed.

Side B · New England Revolution

  • New England led through Gazdag, had a goal-line clearance and a season-high 54,112 crowd behind them — and still lost second place.
  • Third place and one match left: the No. 2 seed is now Miami's to lose, but the playoffs still run through the East's top sides.

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Inter Miami beat the New England Revolution 2–1 at Gillette Stadium on Sunday 1 November 2026 (0–0 at half-time): Dániel Gazdag scored for New England in the 53rd minute, Germán Berterame equalised in the 69th, and Lionel Messi scored the winner in the 83rd. Messi's winner was his league-leading 26th goal of the MLS season; he also has 16 assists and 42 goal contributions, leading the league by nine in contributions. The win lifts Inter Miami (16-6-11, 59 points) above New England (18-11-4, 58 points) into second place in the Eastern Conference with one regular-season match remaining, and clinched Miami's place in the 2027 Concacaf Champions Cup; it was Miami's 10th road win of the season, three more than any other team. The crowd of 54,112 was a season high for New England and the second-largest home crowd for a regular-season match in the club's history; New England's four-match winning streak ended, and an 87th-minute apparent equaliser was overturned after video review, with Luca Langoni ruled offside.

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