Lionel Messi remains intractable in Inter Miami: scored a double and gave an assist to turn another game around, beat New England Revolution 4-1 and assert themselves as leaders of the Eastern Conference of the MLS.
Messi and another show in the MLS. @InterMiamiCF
After a difficult start for the Herons, who fell behind after 37 seconds, by the goal by Tomás Chancalaythe Argentine star began to become the axis of his team, as usual, and tested the Slovakian goalkeeper Henrich Ravas with a right-footed shot.
But his first major intervention of the night took place at 32 minutesafter Marcelo Weigandt stole the ball in the middle of the field and enabled Robert Taylor, who first wanted to assist Messi.
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The Finn’s pass was interrupted by Leonardo Campana’s backheel, but he quickly Taylor regained possession and, after good control, assisted Messi, who only in the area chose the near post, deceiving the Slovakian goalkeeper, and made it 1-1 in Massachusetts.against an opponent he had not yet faced since his arrival in the United States.
In the second half, with the visit looking for victory – and with Leo close to 2-1, with a shot blocked by the defense – Messi himself did his thing again. To the 67 minutesshortly after the entry of Luis Suárez, the former Barcelona and PSG He received a tremendous pass between the lines from Sergio Busquets, controlled the area well and once again overcame Ravas’ resistance.
Leo Messi, once again a figure of Inter Miami. Getty Images
Near the end, Messi had the chance to complete his hat-trick, but Ravas beat him one-on-one. However, the American-Argentine Benja Cremaschi He received the rebound and gave the Florida team peace of mind, converting for the first time in a year that for him began with inguinal hernia surgery.
But the last word was Suárez, who at the 88 minutes He put his stamp on the party. Cremaschi played with Messi, who led and enabled the Pistolero, who with a great shot that sneaked in near the corner put definitive figures on the scoreboard.
With those of tonight, Messi accumulates 22 goals and 10 assists in 23 games who played with the Inter Miami shirt. In addition, he won a title, the first in the history of the franchise: the 2023 Leagues Cup.
And this season the dynamic remains the same: the Rosario star adds 11 goals and 6 services in 10 gamesleading the MLS scoring table with 9 conquests and breaking records: he became the first player in the history of the league to chain multiple goal contributions (G+A) in five consecutive matches and to accumulate 16 contributions in the first 7 league games.
This Saturday was Messi’s first game against the Revolution, which Inter had not faced since June 2023, and his second appearance on a synthetic grass field in the MLS. On October 21, 2023, Inter Miami lost by the minimum against Charlotte FC, with number 10 playing the 90 minutes.
With this result, Inter Miami reached the 21 points (+10) in 11 games, consolidating itself at the top of the Eastern Conference, which has teams with fewer games played. New England, for its part, is bottom with just 4 units (-12).