After raising the MLS Golden Boot trophy, Lionel Messi recorded two goals and one assist to inspire Inter Miami CF to a resounding 3-1 victory over Nashville SC in the first game of the Round 1 playoff series at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Inter Miami clinched the first victory in the best-of-three series before traveling to Nashville on Nov. 1 in hopes of advancing to the knockout round of the postseason. Tadeo Allende also scored in the first half in a win that Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano labeled as a team effort.

"At this stage, all players are important. To reach the highest point, we are going to need everyone because that's the reality. We try to transmit and chase is to be prepared for what we get," Mascherano said.

Before the match, MLS commissio

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