Inter Miami CF captain Lionel Messi, defender Jordi Alba and forward Tadeo Allende have been named to the Major League Soccer (MLS) Team of the Matchday presented by Audi for week 38 of the 2025 regular season. The trio earn TOTM honors after their influential roles in helping Inter Miami claim all three points at home with a 4-1 win over New England Revolution on Saturday.
Messi registers his 12th TOTM selection this campaign following his standout performance against New England after providing three assists, taking his contributions to 24 goals and 17 assists. His notable performance saw him become the second player in MLS history to reach at least 40 combined goals and assists in a regular-season campaign, after Carlos Vela’s record 49 with LAFC in 2019.
Our Club captain is now tied with LAFC’s Denis Bouanga in first place of the race for the Golden Boot with 24 goals this regular season.
Alba, meanwhile, gets the nod as he is selected for the TOTM for a fourth time this regular season. The Spanish defender propelled the team to victory with a brace with Messi capitalizing on a defensive mistake before assisting Alba inside the box for his first of the night, where the Spanish defender struck from close range to register his fourth goal of the season.
In the second half, Alba rounded out the home win, receiving a pass from Segovia on the left end of the box before getting rid of his defender and scoring with a grounded shot to the far post. The goal was Alba’s fifth this regular season, while the assist was the sixth for Segovia.
Allende joins the TOTM for a fourth time this regular season. The Argentine forward also recorded a brace on Saturday, registering his 10th and 11th goal of the season and becoming the second-highest goalscorer of the season for Inter Miami.
2025 Inter Miami Team of the Matchday Honorees:
- Matchday 1: Lionel Messi
- Matchday 2: Telasco Segovia and Luis Suárez
- Matchday 3: Allen, Bright and Allende
- Matchday 4: Lionel Messi
- Matchday 6: Lionel Messi
- Matchday 8; Óscar Ustari
- Matchday 9: Marcelo Weigandt and Benjamin Cremaschi
- Matchday 11: Marcelo Weigandt
- Matchday 13: Jordi Alba and Tadeo Allende
- Matchday 15: Lionel Messi
- Matchday 16: Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez
- Matchday 17: Javier Mascherano and Lionel Messi
- Matchday 22: Óscar Ustari, Tadeo Allende and Lionel Messi
- Matchday 24: Lionel Messi
- Matchday 26: Javier Mascherano, Jordi Alba, Telasco Segovia and Lionel Messi
- Matchday 27: Benjamin Cremaschi
- Matchday 29: Jordi Alba, Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez
- Matchday 30: Baltasar Rodríguez
- Matchday 35: Lionel Messi
- Matchday 38: Lionel Messi, Jordi Alba and Tadeo Allende
