Inter Miami Demolishes New York Red Bulls 5-1 to Complete Perfect Season Sweep
Lionel Messi and Telasco Segovia both found the net twice, with Jordi Alba contributing one goal as Inter Miami CF returned to winning ways with a commanding 5–1 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Saturday evening at Sports Illustrated Stadium in New Jersey.
Following their disappointing 3–0 defeat to FC Cincinnati during midweek, the Herons showed no signs of that setback against New York, elevating their tally to 41 points from 21 matches while maintaining their pursuit of the Eastern Conference summit and MLS Supporters' Shield.
Alexander Hack put the Red Bulls ahead in the 15th minute, but the Herons quickly seized command of the contest. Alba leveled the score in the 24th minute, before Segovia struck twice to establish a 3–1 advantage for head coach Javier Mascherano's team at the break.
Messi dominated the second half, finding the target in the 60th and 75th minutes, extending his seasonal tally to 18 goals and drawing level with Nashville SC's Sam Surridge atop the MLS Golden Boot race.
Looking ahead, Alba and Messi will turn their attention to the midweek MLS All-Star Game against Liga MX, while Miami prepare for their next MLS encounter on July 26 against the same Cincinnati team that defeated them previously.
Inter Miami Player Ratings vs. New York Red Bulls
Player Ratings Provided by FotMob
Players | Ratings (Out of 10) |
|---|---|
GK: Rocco Rios Rios | 5.2 |
LB: Jordi Alba | 8.5 |
CB: Maxi Falcón | 7.1 |
CB: Gonzalo Lujan | 6.8 |
RB: Marcelo Weigandt | 6.7 |
LM: Telasco Segovia | 8.9 |
CM: Federico Redondo | 8.2 |
CM: Sergio Busquets | 7.7 |
RM: Tadeo Allende | 6.1 |
ST: Luis Suárez | 8.2 |
ST: Lionel Messi | 9.4 |
SUB: Benjamin Cremaschi (65' for Allende) | 6.6 |
SUB: Yannick Bright (74' for Segovia) | 6.3 |
SUB: Tomas Aviles (75' for Lujan) | 6.0 |
SUB: Santiago Morales (85' for Alba) | 6.3 |
SUB: Fafa Picault (85' for Busquets) | 6.2 |
New York Red Bulls Player Ratings vs. Inter Miami
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Players | Ratings (Out of 10) |
|---|---|
GK: Carlos Coronel | 5.2 |
LB: Raheem Edwards | 6.0 |
CB: Alexander Hack | 6.5 |
CB: Sean Nealis | 5.5 |
RB: Noah Eile | 5.1 |
LM: Emil Forsberg | 7.5 |
CM: Ronald Donkor | 7.1 |
CM: Daniel Edelman | 6.8 |
RM: Mohammed Sofo | 6.2 |
ST: Julian Hall | 6.7 |
ST: Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting | 6.6 |
SUB: Wiki Carmona (56' for Donkor) | 6.3 |
SUB: Dennis Gjengaar (57' for Hall) | 5.8 |
SUB: Wiktor Bogacz (74' for Sofo) | 6.3 |
SUB: Peter Stroud (74' for Edelman) | 6.4 |
SUB: Dylan Nealis (90' for Edwards) | 6.0 |