MIAMI – It took the Portland Timbers 31 minutes to secure a place in an increasingly crowded club in soccer history. Playing against Inter Miami, Portland fell 2-0 on the road. Now, Portland has lost before — Sunday was the club’s seventh loss of the season.

Under Leagues Cup rules, a draw after regulation meant straight to penalties. Messi stepped up first for Miami and converted, while FC Dallas' Paxton Pomykal missed his attempt. That opened the door for Cremaschi, who kept his composure on Miami's fifth kick to seal a 5‑3 shootout win and push Inter Miami through, according to CBS Sports.

After De Paul opened the scoring in the first half, the Argentine genius wearing the No. 10 shirt provided assists for Luis Suárez and Reguilón and scored the fourth goal for the South Florida team. With that,

As Messi edges closer to Ronaldo in the race for 1,000 goals, discover their career tallies and latest performances after Inter Miami's win against Portland Timbers.

NEW YORK (Monday, March 2, 2026) – Inter Miami CF forward Lionel Messi was voted the Major League Soccer Player of the Matchday presented by Michelob ULTRA for Matchday 2 of the 2026 MLS season. Messi scored two goals in Inter Miami’s 4-2 road victory ...

Lionel Messi is putting on a clinic against Portland this evening in Miami. The Argentine maestro has collected a goal and an assist in the first-half as he continues his scorching form in MLS.  The

Messi thought he had scored a hat-trick against Cincinnati, but MLS later reassigned his third goal as an own goal.