Lionel Messi, 38, continues to break barriers.
The latest record:
With two goals and a goal -scoring pass, he became the first in MLS to contribute at least 35 points two seasons in a row.
Considered as the world’s foremost football player of all time, the Argentine has taken the North American league by storm since he signed for Inter Miami in 2023.
With the 4-0 victory away against New York City tonight, Miami is ready for the playoffs.
Messi’s two goals mean that he is now up to 37 points, according to the news agency AP. No player in the history of the league has previously managed to produce at least 35 points two seasons in succession.
With 24 goals in 23 games played, Messi also leads the shooting league, thanks to the recent target form. In the last three matches he has scored a total of five goals. So far this year, Messi has scored at least two goals in eight matches, one achievement only three players have managed earlier.
Luis Suárez, another of the league’s big profiles, was back after three matches suspension after spitting on a leader in Seattle Sounders. He hit one of Miami’s four goals on penalty in the 83rd minute.
Three minutes later, Messi scored his second goal in the match.
The Argentine’s contract with Miami expires at the turn of the year. Several tasks lately say that he and the club are close to an extension of a year.
