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Messi's 6th brace in 7 games seals Miami's rout of Red Bulls

Lionel Messi had two goals and two assists to lead Inter Miami CF to a bounce- back 5-1 win over the host New York Red Bulls on Saturday night in Harrison, New Jersey.

Messi and Inter Miami (12-4-5, 41 points) erased a 1-0 first-half deficit with a flurry of goals before the break -- two of them coming off the foot of Telasco Segovia -- that staked the Herons to a 3-1 lead ahead of the second half.

Miami won its sixth MLS match in its past seven after having a five-game winning streak snapped at Cincinnati on Wednesday.