Messi scores but can't complete comeback as Toronto FC beats Inter Miami 2-1.

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Match Report

Josh Sargent and Derrick Etienne Jr. scored second-half goals three minutes apart and Toronto FC held on for a 2-1 victory over Inter Miami on Saturday night.

Neither team found the net until the rookie Sargent scored in the 59th minute to give Toronto the lead. Dániel Sallói and Etienne had assists on Sargent's fourth goal. Sallói's helper was his seventh and Etienne collected his third.

Etienne scored for the third this season — unassisted three minutes later for a two-goal lead that helped Toronto win in Miami for the first time

Lionel Messi cut it to 2-1 in the 82nd minute with his 14th goal this season and his 64th in 71 career appearances. Rodrigo De Paul and Maximiliano Falcón had assists.

Luka Gavran saved two shots for Toronto (5-7-9).

Dayne St. Clair finished without a save for Inter Miami (11-4-6), which falls to 0-2-2 in August. 

Toronto is 2-0-2 in its last four matches and 2-1-4 since July 1.

Inter Miami posted a 4-2 victory in Toronto back in May and leads the all-time series 9-3-2.

Match Events

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8' Highlight from Inter Miami CF vs Toronto


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59' GOAL! Inter Miami CF 0-1 Toronto (Josh Sargent)


62' GOAL! Inter Miami CF 0-2 Toronto (Derrick Etienne Jr.)


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82' GOAL! Inter Miami CF 1-2 Toronto (Lionel Messi)


Line-ups

Inter Miami CF XI: Messi, Suarez, Casemiro, De Paul, Reguilon, Germán Berterame, Maximiliano Falcón, Dayne St. Clair, Telasco Segovia, Gonzalo Luján, Ian Fray

Subs: Rocco Ríos Novo, Facundo Mura, David Ayala, Noah Allen, Lovend's Delinois, Dániel Pintér, Fricio Caicedo, Preston Plambeck, Alexander Shaw

Toronto XI: Benjamín Kuscevic, Derrick Etienne Jr., Dániel Sallói, Richie Laryea, Djordje Mihailovic, Josh Sargent, Kobe Franklin, Zane Monlouis, Markus Cimermancic, Luka Gavran, Alonso Coello

Subs: William Yarbrough, Raheem Edwards, Matheus Pereira, Theo Corbeanu, Jules-Anthony Vilsaint, Nicksoen Gomis, Emilio Aristizábal, Malik Henry, Jackson Gilman