Messi and Suarez score twice each as Inter Miami climb East standings
The gist
Inter Miami beat DC United 4-0 with two goals each from Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.
The result lifted Miami up the Eastern Conference table in the playoff race.
How it unfolded
- Oct 10, 2026FC Cincinnati beat Atlanta United 3-1 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, with Tom Barlow scoring once and assisting twice and Kevin Denkey scoring twice. Cincinnati (9-9-9) moved into ninth in the Eastern Conference with 36 points, level with Red Bull New York, which holds the tiebreaker.
- Oct 11, 2026Inter Miami beat DC United 4-0 in Miami, with two goals each from Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez. Miami moved to second in the East with 49 points from 28 matches; DC United stayed 12th with 30 points from 27.
- Oct 11, 2026A BBC table after Sunday's fixtures listed Nashville SC first in the East with 60 points from 27, New England second with 46, Inter Miami third with 46, Chicago Fire fourth with 45 and Charlotte fifth with 43.