Inter Miami beat New York City FC 2-0 to reach the MLS playoffs for a third straight season.

German Berterame opened the scoring in the 20th minute from a Luis Suarez cut-back.

Rodrigo De Paul doubled the lead with the final kick of the first half.

Lionel Messi played a hand in both goals at Chase Stadium.

Goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair made four saves, including a late penalty stop.

Miami moved to 52 points, second in the Eastern Conference with five games left.

Coach Cristian “Kily” Gonzalez earned his first back-to-back wins since taking over on September 16.

Inter Miami travel to face Atlanta United on Saturday as they chase a higher seeding.

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