FOXBOROUGH — Lionel Messi scored in the 83rd minute to give Inter Miami a 2-1 comeback victory over the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium, where a season-high crowd of 54,112 watched the home team fall short.
MassLive reported the timing of Messi’s decisive goal and the attendance figure. Boston.com also reported the 2-1 result, identifying Messi as the difference between the teams in another successful appearance for the Argentine star in Foxborough.
The outcome paired New England’s largest crowd of the season with a narrow defeat. Miami’s rally left the Revolution on the losing side of a match settled by one goal, with Messi providing the winner late in regulation.
A late goal settles the result
The decisive moment came in the 83rd minute, according to MassLive, placing Messi’s goal near the end of the standard 90-minute match. It supplied the margin Miami needed to complete its comeback against New England.
MassLive described the visitors as rallying past the Revolution. The final score left Miami with two goals to New England’s one, and Messi’s late contribution determined which side finished ahead.
Both outlets’ accounts centered on his role in the result. Boston.com’s coverage characterized his performance as the deciding factor, while MassLive specifically identified his 83rd-minute finish as the game-winning goal.
For the Revolution, the final margin was the smallest possible in a defeat. Their one goal was not enough to hold off a Miami team that came back and ultimately secured the victory through Messi.
The supplied reports establish the result, the comeback and the timing of the winner. They do not provide a detailed scoring sequence for the other two goals or describe how Messi’s decisive play developed.
Season-high turnout in Foxborough
The attendance was a separate distinction for New England’s home match. MassLive reported that the 54,112 spectators represented a season high, making the Miami visit the Revolution’s biggest draw of the season.
That designation is limited to the season. The supplied coverage does not identify the turnout as an all-time Revolution attendance record or offer a comparison with the club’s largest crowds in previous years.
At Gillette, the crowd milestone and the result pointed in different directions for the home side: New England drew its largest audience of the season but could not turn the occasion into a victory.
Boston.com framed the performance as another instance of Messi delivering in Foxborough. Its supplied summary did not provide details of his earlier appearances, leaving this match’s late winner as the central reported moment.
The final accounting was a 2-1 Miami win before 54,112 spectators, with the Revolution beaten by a comeback capped in the 83rd minute. Messi’s goal supplied the separation on a night that also set New England’s season attendance high.
