Messi scores two goals, sets new MLS record in Inter Miami win

Lionel Messi sets a caller MLS grounds arsenic archetypal subordinate to people aggregate goals successful 4 consecutive league games.

Lionel Messi scored doubly successful the archetypal fractional of Inter Miami’s 2-1 triumph implicit the New England Revolution connected Wednesday, continuing a tally of signifier unprecedented successful Major League Soccer (MLS).

The 38-year-old Argentinian prima has scored 2 goals successful each of his past 4 MLS games to go the archetypal MLS subordinate to people aggregate goals successful 4 consecutive games.

He launched the grounds streak successful precocious May with 2 goals successful a 4-2 triumph implicit Montreal, followed by 2 successful a 5-1 triumph implicit Columbus.

Miami past paused their MLS run to vie successful the Club World Cup – wherever Messi scored 1 extremity successful 4 matches and Miami were eliminated successful the circular of 16 by Paris Saint-Germain.

Javier Mascherano’s squad returned to MLS enactment connected Saturday with a 4-1 triumph astatine Montreal – besides prompted by a brace from eight-time Ballon d’Or victor Messi.

In all, Messi has 14 goals successful 15 MLS games, putting him 2 down starring scorer Sam Surridge, who has appeared successful six much games for Nashville than Messi has played this season.

“Obviously, Leo is simply a peculiar player,” Mascherano said. “For me, he’s the champion subordinate that has played this athletics successful history. It’s unbelievable however helium continues doing things that possibly galore years agone we thought that we cannot spot astatine this moment.”

Messi enactment Miami up 1-0 successful the 27th infinitesimal astatine Gillette Stadium, taking vantage of a Revolution miscue and firing a left-footed changeable from the bosom of the area.

The Argentinian prima doubled the people 11 minutes later, charging onto a agelong done shot from Sergio Busquets and curling a left-footed changeable beyond the scope of Slovenian goalkeeper Aljaz Ivacic.

Messi strikes the shot astatine extremity during the MLS regular play lucifer betwixt New England Revolution and Inter Miami CF astatine Gillette Stadium successful Foxborough, Massachusetts, connected July 9, 2025 [Joseph Prezioso/AFP]

“They person played for galore years truthful conscionable erstwhile they spot each different they link and they cognize what they think,” Mascherano said of the Busquets-Messi connection. “In the 2nd goal, Busquets understands erstwhile and wherever Leo wants the ball. It’s fantastic for us.”

Veteran goalkeeper Oscar Ustari besides starred for Miami, coming up with six saves earlier Spaniard Carles Gil managed to enactment 1 by him, picking disconnected Tadeo Allende successful the 79th infinitesimal and rifling successful a changeable from extracurricular the box.

With the victory, Miami climbed from sixth to 5th successful the Eastern Conference standings. On 35 points, they are 7 points down leaders FC Cincinnati, but with 3 less matches played aft their Club World Cup break.

Their jam-packed July docket continues connected Saturday against Nashville, 1 of 3 matches successful the adjacent 10 days.

Mascherano said New England’s precocious extremity meant helium couldn’t spend to instrumentality Messi out.

“We cognize that astatine immoderate constituent we person to find the infinitesimal to remainder him,” helium said.