FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (Interstat) — Lionel Messi had one goal and one assist as Inter Miami came from behind to beat the New England Revolution 2-1 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., on Sunday.

New England opened the scoring in the 53rd minute when Daniel Gazdag found the net. Itay Feingold, who played 76 minutes, had an assist for the Revolution. The goal gave the home side a 1-0 lead and shifted the match into a second-half chase for the visiting side. The first half ended without a goal, and the match remained scoreless until the 53rd minute. Inter Miami had entered the match after a draw with FC Cincinnati, while New England came in after a win over the New York Red Bulls. The Revolution protected the advantage until the middle of the second half, when Inter Miami began to convert its possession and pressure into chances.

Inter Miami equalized in the 69th minute through German Berterame. Messi, who played 90 minutes, recorded an assist in the match, and Telasco Segovia also had an assist while playing 90 minutes. Berterame also played 90 minutes and scored once. The visitors completed the turnaround in the 83rd minute when Messi scored. The sequence turned a one-goal deficit into a one-goal lead for Inter Miami and forced New England to chase the game over the final minutes.

The match grew physical as the second half wore on. Inter Miami’s Lujan was booked in the 25th minute, Galarza in the 75th and Segovia in the 85th. New England’s Langoni received a yellow card in the 90+6. Substitutions shaped the closing stretch. Inter Miami’s substitutions included Lujan and Bright in the 63rd minute and Riquelme Fillipi in the 71st. New England’s substitutions included Feingold in the 76th, Polster in the 86th and Kohler in the 90+3. Inter Miami also used substitutions for Berterame and Segovia in the 90+3. The cards and substitutions combined to break up the rhythm of the second half, and the late changes allowed both sides to reset their shapes as Inter Miami defended its lead and New England pushed for an equalizer.

Messi’s goal proved to be the difference. He finished with one goal and one assist while playing the full match, and Berterame added a goal for Inter Miami. Gazdag scored for New England, while Feingold supplied an assist. Segovia’s assist and yellow card were among the match’s key performances. The result gave Inter Miami a second-half comeback and handed New England a home loss after it had taken the lead. New England could not find a second goal.

The result moved Inter Miami to four wins, one loss and one draw in the competition, and its record across all competitions is also four wins, one loss and one draw. New England is four wins and two losses in the competition and four wins and two losses across all competitions. Both sides have played six matches in the competition. Inter Miami’s previous results this season included a draw with FC Cincinnati, a loss to the New York Red Bulls, a win at Atlanta United, a win over New York City and a win over DC United. New England’s previous results included a win over the New York Red Bulls, a win at the Philadelphia Union, a win over the Chicago Fire, a win at FC Cincinnati and a loss to the Seattle Sounders.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Inter Miami 3, New England Revolution 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Inter Miami with a 68.1 percent probability to win. Inter Miami had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 3 went over the over/under line of 3.5.