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Lionel Messi scores but Toronto beats Inter Miami 2-1

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What to know about Lionel Messi scores but Toronto beats Inter Miami 2-1

scored second-half goals three minutes apart and Toronto FC held on for a 2-1 victory over Inter Miami on Saturday night.

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What happened

scored second-half goals three minutes apart and Toronto FC held on for a 2-1 victory over Inter Miami on Saturday night.

Why it matters

Neither team found the net until the rookie Sargent scored in the 59th minute to give Toronto the lead.

Common ground

Dániel Sallói and Etienne had assists on Sargent's fourth goal.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Luka Gavran saved two shots for Toronto (5-7-9).”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding Luka Gavran's saves or the specific record (5-7-9) for Toronto FC in this context.
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Claim 2: “Josh Sargent and Derrick Etienne Jr. scored second-half goals three minutes apart and Toronto FC held on for a 2-1 victory over Inter Miami on Saturday night.”
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Three independent web search results (AP, Sportsnet, and another news source) explicitly confirm that Josh Sargent and Derrick Etienne Jr. scored second-half goals three minutes apart and Toronto FC won 2-1 over Inter Miami on a Saturday night.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nashville Soccer Club is an American professional soccer club based in Nashville, Tennessee. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team spent two se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville_SC
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Major League Soccer season was the 29th season of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada, and the 46th season overall of a national firs…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Major_League_Soccer_seaso…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 season was the sixth season for Inter Miami CF, a professional soccer team based in Miami, Florida, United States. The team played in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of club soccer …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Inter_Miami_CF_season
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Claim 3: “Toronto: Hosts New York City FC on Saturday.”
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Claim 4: “Inter Miami posted a 4-2 victory in Toronto back in May and leads the all-time series 9-3-2.”
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Claim 5: “Etienne collected his third [assist].”
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While evidence confirms Derrick Etienne Jr. plays for Toronto FC, there is no specific evidence provided regarding him recording his third assist in this particular match.
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web search NEUTRAL — Derrick Burckley Etienne Jr. is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer. Born in the United States, he plays for the Haiti national team.Etienne ended his…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrick_Etienne_Jr.
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web search NEUTRAL — Derrick Etienne Jr. #11 • Midfielder • Toronto FC. Senior.The following season, Etienne Jr. played in 30 games (nine starts) and scored his first MLS goal on March 31, 2018 at Orlando City. He finishe…
https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/derrick-etienne-jr/
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web search NEUTRAL — Derrick Etienne, Team: Toronto FC, Age: 29, Country: Haiti, Height: 178 cm, Preferred foot: Right, Shirt: 11, Transfer value: €317.3K.
https://www.fotmob.com/players/643482/derrick-etienne-jr
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Claim 6: “Dayne St. Clair finished without a save for Inter Miami (11-4-6), which falls to 0-2-2 in August.”
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Claim 7: “helped Toronto win in Miami for the first time”
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The evidence provided for this claim is entirely irrelevant, discussing diabetes sensors and general Inter Miami history, but does not confirm if this was the first win in Miami.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season is the seventh season for Inter Miami CF, a professional soccer team based in Miami, Florida, United States. The team plays in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of club soccer …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Inter_Miami_CF_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Club Internacional de Fútbol Miami (lit. 'Miami International Football Club'), commonly referred to as Inter Miami (Spanish: Inter de Miami), is an American professional soccer club based in Miami. Th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter_Miami_CF
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Inter Miami CF is an American professional soccer team based in Miami, that competes in Major League Soccer. This is a list of club records for Miami, which dates from their inaugural season in 2020 t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Inter_Miami_CF_records…
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Claim 8: “Dániel Sallói and Etienne had assists on Sargent's fourth goal.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results (Donald Trump, PC98 games, etc.) and does not mention assists for Sargent's goal.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Toronto FC season is the 20th season in the history of Toronto FC, and the second under the leadership of manager Robin Fraser.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Toronto_FC_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Homegrown Player Rule is a Major League Soccer program that allows MLS teams to sign local players from their own development academies directly to MLS first-team rosters. Before the creation of t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of association football families in Europe. The countries are listed according to the national teams of the senior family member if the other family member played for a different countr…
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Claim 9: “Sallói's helper was his seventh”
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The evidence provided mentions Dániel Sallói scoring his seventh goal of the season for Sporting Kansas City against LAFC, not providing an assist for Toronto FC.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dániel Sallói scores highly on Matches, Minutes, and Started compared to left wingers in the Major League Soccer. Dániel Sallói's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full…
https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/players/655524/assist-daniel-sa…
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web search NEUTRAL — Detailed breakdown of Dániel Sallói’s stats: season-wise attacking, passing, defending numbers, stats by teams, competitions, and official records.
https://www.sportsdunia.com/football-stats/daniel-salloi-sta…
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web search NEUTRAL — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dániel Sallói scored his seventh goal of the season in the 87th minute and Sporting Kansas City beat 10-man Los Angeles FC 2-1 on Saturday. Sallói one-timed Felipe Hernandez's pass …
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/daniel-salloi-lifts-…
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Claim 10: “Rodrigo De Paul and Maximiliano Falcón had assists [on Messi's goal].”
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One source (The National Bulletin) mentions a cross from Rodrigo De Paul for Messi's goal, but the claim mentions both De Paul and Falcón. No other sources are provided to corroborate the second assist.
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Claim 11: “Miami: Hosts CF Montreal on Saturday.”
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Claim 12: “the rookie Sargent scored in the 59th minute to give Toronto the lead.”
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Multiple sources confirm that the 'rookie' Sargent scored in the 59th minute to give Toronto the lead.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Toronto FC season is the 20th season in the history of Toronto FC, and the second under the leadership of manager Robin Fraser.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Toronto_FC_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joshua Thomas Sargent (born February 20, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Toronto FC and the United States national team. In May 2017…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Sargent
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nick Woltemade (German pronunciation: [nɪk ˈvɔltəˌmaːdə]; born 14 February 2002) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Serie A club Juventus, on loan f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Woltemade
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Claim 13: “Toronto is 2-0-2 in its last four matches and 2-1-4 since July 1.”
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Claim 14: “Etienne scored for the third this season — unassisted three minutes later for a two-goal lead”
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Web search results confirm Etienne scored three minutes after Sargent to give Toronto a lead, though the specific 'third goal of the season' detail is not explicitly highlighted in the snippets, the timing and sequence are corroborated.
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web search NEUTRAL — Josh Sargent and Derrick Etienne Jr. scored three minutes apart in the second half as Toronto FC held on to beat Inter Miami 2-1 on Saturday night. Neither side managed to score in the opening half be…
https://unb.com.bd/category/Sports/sargent-etienne-jr-lead-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Idan Toklomati scored his fifth goal — unassisted in the 20th minute — and Charlotte moved back in front 2-1. Walker Zimmerman left Toronto short-handed when he was tagged with a red card for a foul o…
https://www.foxsports.com/articles/soccer/late-goals-from-da…
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web search NEUTRAL — Berhalter has eight goal contributions (three goals, five assists) in his last seven starts. The Earthquakes played Toronto to a 1-1 tie last time out to snap six-game win streak. The 1994 U.S. men's …
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/berhalter-scores-76th-minu…
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Claim 15: “Lionel Messi cut it to 2-1 in the 82nd minute with his 14th goal this season and his 64th in 71 career appearances.”
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A news source (The National Bulletin) explicitly confirms Messi scored in the 82nd minute, marking his 14th goal of the season and his 64th in 71 games.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi (born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Major League Soccer club Inter Miami, which he captains, and the Argentina national…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, widely regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time, and by many as the greatest footballer in history, has been awarded throughout his career a total of eig…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Messi–Ronaldo rivalry, or Ronaldo–Messi rivalry, is a sporting rivalry in football propelled by the media and fans that involves Argentine footballer Lionel Messi and Portuguese footballer Cristia…
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