Overview
- Lionel Messi set an MLS single-postseason record with 12 goal contributions, logging six goals and six assists.
- Tadeo Allende scored twice and Mateo Silvetti added one, with Messi assisting all three goals.
- Coach Javier Mascherano started Silvetti over Luis Suárez and praised Suárez’s response to the benching.
- The victory came before a sellout crowd of just over 26,000 at Cincinnati’s TQL Stadium, where Miami had lost 3-0 in July.
- The Eastern Conference champion will play for the MLS Cup on Dec. 6.