The Philadelphia Union vs Inter Miami CF match on Aug. 19 ended in a 2-2 draw at Subaru Park after Lionel Messi scored for the visitors.
ESPN recorded Indiana Vassilev opening the scoring for Philadelphia in the 11th minute. Inter Miami equalized through Dániel Pintér in the 21st minute before Messi put the Florida side ahead four minutes later.
Philadelphia restored parity when defender Neil Pierre headed in from a Milan Iloski free kick, according to AS USA. The goal made it 2-2 and kept the match level through the closing stages.
AS USA also reported that a late Philadelphia goal was disallowed after a video review found Pierre offside in the build-up. The decision left both clubs with one point from the Major League Soccer regular-season match.
ESPN listed Inter Miami with 57% possession and three shots on target, while Philadelphia had 43% possession and six shots on target. The result left Inter Miami on 39 points from 20 matches and Philadelphia on 20 points from 20 matches in the Eastern Conference table shown on the match page.
The draw followed an earlier 2026 meeting in which Inter Miami defeated Philadelphia 6-4, according to ESPN’s head-to-head record. The Aug. 19 match therefore produced a different result in the teams’ latest regular-season meeting.
Messi’s goal was his fifth against Philadelphia in the head-to-head record displayed by ESPN. The match page also recorded the game location as Chester, Pennsylvania, and listed Apple TV as the broadcaster.
