India, Oct. 19 -- Lionel Messi ran riot in Inter Miami's last match of the regular season and scored a sensational hat-trick to help his team finish third in the Eastern Conference. Messi was once again the deciding factor when his team played against Nashville SC, as the hat-trick sealed a 5-2 win for Miami away from home.

It was a dominant show from Miami with Messi leading the charge with his second MLS hat-trick which had a couple of golazos and his first penalty conversion of the season. The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner entered the final day of the regular season as the top scorer with 26 goals - two ahead of Los Angeles FC's Denis Bouanga.

Although Bouanga was set to play later on Saturday, Messi's incredible tally of 29 goals in...