Inter MiamiSunday, November 8
Messi wins a second straight Golden Boot as Inter Miami blows a 3-0 lead and ties Charlotte 3-3
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If you're an Inter Miami fan, Saturday had a little of everything. Lionel Messi, 39, won the MLS Golden Boot for a second straight year with 26 goals, the first player to take the award in back-to-back seasons.
26goals for Messi, the MLS Golden Boot winner
He's the first player to win the award in consecutive seasons.
Source: El Nuevo Herald
The regular-season finale against Charlotte FC ended 3-3. Ian Fray, Luis Suárez and Rodrigo De Paul scored before halftime, then Charlotte's Liel Abada scored twice and Rodolfo Aloko tied it in the 90th minute. WPLG says a win would have secured the second seed in the East, where Miami entered one point ahead of New England.
Charlotte erased a three-goal deficit with three second-half goals
- 14th min.Ian Fray puts Miami ahead off a corner.
- 33rd min.Luis Suárez makes it 2-0.
- 42nd min.Rodrigo De Paul scores from outside the area for 3-0.
- 50th min.Liel Abada scores for Charlotte.
- 55th min.Abada scores his second of the match for Charlotte.
- 90th min.Rodolfo Aloko equalizes for Charlotte at 3-3.
Sources: AmericaTeve, Miami Herald
- Miami's final record: 16-6-12, 60 points
- Charlotte's final record: 15-10-9, 54 points
- Suárez's goal was his 17th this season
Sources: El Nuevo Herald, AmericaTeve, WPLG Local 10, Miami Herald