Inter Miami beat Atlanta United 3-1 away in Major League Soccer (MLS, the top football division in the United States and Canada), the website infohub.kz reports.

The match was played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Herman Berterame opened the scoring in first-half stoppage time, finding the net in the 45th minute. After the break, another Argentine forward, Lionel Messi, doubled the visitors' advantage with goals in the 56th and 60th minutes. Haitian midfielder Fafa Picault scored the hosts' only goal from the penalty spot in the 89th minute.

The third consecutive win took Inter Miami to 55 points. The club has already secured a playoff berth and sits second in the Eastern Conference, behind only Nashville (67 points). Atlanta United are 14th, second from bottom, in the same conference with 30 points.

Messi strengthened his lead in the MLS scoring charts with 25 goals this season. The 39-year-old forward now has 936 goals in professional football.