In a match valid for the 11th round of MLS‘s regular season, the Argentine number 10 was crucial in the 6-2 rout, scoring one goal and five assists.
After being named Player of The Month for April by the MLS, Lionel Messi returned to action to show why he’s been dominating the North American fields with Inter Miami. In the 11th round of the MLS, the Pink Shirts thrashed the NY Red Bulls at home by a score of 6-2, including a goal from the Argentine and nothing less than five assists.
✨1️⃣ Assist to Matias Rojas pic.twitter.com/5XbYBmwCbt
— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) May 6, 2024
This is the first time Messi has provided five assists in a single match. Besides him, Luis Suárez and Matías Rojas stood out, with the Uruguayan scoring a Hat-Trick and the Paraguayan, the club’s newest signing, completing the scoreline with two goals.
With another goal in the league, the Argentine becomes the only MLS player to score ten goals in the first eight matches of the season. Surpassing Raúl Díaz Arce (1997), Juan Pablo Ángel (2007), Edson Buddle (2010), and Adama Diomande (2018), all with nine goals in the first seven games.
Inter Miami‘s Status in MLS Regular Season
Thus, Inter Miami reached 24 points and is the sole leader in the Eastern Conference, three more than second-placed FC Cincinnati. The start of the season is so promising that the gap between the Herons and New York City, seventh and last in the direct playoff qualification, is already 10 points.
Miami returns to the field next Saturday, May 11, when they travel to Canada to face CF Montréal at Saputo Stadium in Quebec, at 8:30 PM (Brasília time), with Apple TV broadcasting.
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