Lionel Messi scored his eighth goal in five games for new club Inter Miami as the side beat Charlotte 4-0 in the Leagues Cup quarter-finals.
The World Cup winner with Argentina was having a quiet game in Florida before scoring Miami’s fourth goal on 86 minutes.
Miami were winless in 11 games but have now won five in a row since the 36-year-old arrived in July.
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Miami took the lead in the 12th minute and doubled their advantage in the first half.
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Messi then added to Miami’s comfortable win with a simple finish after good work from Ecuador striker Leonardo Campana.
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