Montréal vs Inter Miami produced one of Lionel Messi’s most productive Major League Soccer nights as Inter Miami won 7–1 at home on Saturday. MLS reported that Messi scored four goals and supplied an assist, helping the club set a new single-game scoring record and end a five-match winless run across all competitions.

The performance also changed the MLS Golden Boot race. The league’s official report said Messi moved to 18 goals and 10 assists for the season, passing FC Dallas forward Petar Musa to take a two-goal lead in the scoring chart. Field Level Media reported that this was Messi’s first four-goal match in MLS and the ninth time in his professional career that he had scored at least four in one game.

Messi’s goals arrived at different stages of the match. He broke a 1–1 tie shortly before halftime, scored again in the 52nd minute, completed a third in the 83rd and added a free kick in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time. The timing gave the contest a clear narrative: Montréal stayed close early, then Inter Miami pulled away as the captain continued to find space and finish.

Casemiro, Luis Suárez and rookie Alexander Shaw also scored for Miami, according to the match report. The result lifted Inter Miami to 42 points from a 12-4-6 record, while Montréal’s four-match unbeaten league run ended. Those standings figures were part of the published match account and may change as the MLS schedule continues.

The victory matters beyond the margin because it answered a difficult run for the Florida club while placing Messi at the top of the individual scoring race. It also created a new club benchmark for goals in one match. The result should not be confused with a four-goal team performance by Messi alone: his personal total was four, with the other three goals supplied by teammates.