Lionel Messi continued to contribute a double to help Inter Miami win 4-1 against New England in round 11 of the US Professional Championship. With these goals, El Pulga set a scoring record.
A week ago, Messi contributed a double to help Inter Miami win against Nashville. Continuing his ascension, the Argentine superstar turned New England into his new victim.
Messi scored twice to help Inter Miami defeat New England 4-1
In the match in round 11 of the American Professional League (MLS) taking place on the morning of April 28, Messi continued to score twice to help the Florida team come back to win 4-1 against New England. This result helps Inter Miami continue to lead the Eastern rankings in MLS with 21 points after 11 matches, 3 points more than second-placed team Cincinnati and playing one more match.
According to statistics, this season, Messi has 9 goals and 7 assists for Inter Miami in the MLS tournament. He even scored or assisted in all 7 matches he appeared in. In all competitions, El Pulga scored 11 goals and had 9 assists after 10 matches. At this point, the Argentine superstar has gone through 3 consecutive matches scoring and assisting.
The MLS homepage announced that Messi became the first player in the history of the tournament to contribute to 15 or more goals after the first 7 matches of the season. Up to this point, he has contributed to 16 Inter Miami goals.
Returning to the match, New England surprised everyone by scoring the opening goal at 45 seconds. Taking advantage of Nicolas Freire’s failed pass, New England launched a quick counterattack. Tomas Chancalay easily scored the shot past goalkeeper Callender.
Messi set a new record in MLS
After the loss, Inter Miami played somewhat erratically. However, at difficult times, star Messi spoke up. In the 32nd minute, Robert Taylor made a pass from Messi. The Argentinian player easily scored the ball into New England’s net while facing the goalkeeper.
The equalizer helped Inter Miami relieve the burden. They continuously pressured New England. However, fans of this team had to wait until the 67th minute to celebrate. It was still Messi who finished perfectly to increase the score to 2-1 after a delicate pass from Sergio Busquets.
In the final minutes, Inter Miami also scored two more goals from Benjamin Cremaschi and Luis Suarez in the 84th and 89th minutes, helping Inter Miami win 4-1 against New England.
