With Inter Miami, Lionel Messi is experiencing an unprecedented series of goal contributions since 2018 when he was with Barcelona. Lionel Messi’s first full season in MLS is going smoothly. The Argentine striker has a great chance to win the title of Best Player of the season and that is no wonder. When he puts injuries behind him, he always plays his best football. In the recent victory over New England, Messi once again found the goal, this time with a double and an assist.
Messi made his mark for Inter Miami in every match he was on the field
Since the season started, what’s interesting is that Messi has always scored or assisted in all the matches he was on the field with Inter Miami. Currently, La Pulga has scored 11 goals and 6 assists in 10 matches in all competitions. Particularly in the American professional league, according to MLS’s calculation, he has 9 goals and 7 assists – including 4 direct and 3 indirect assists.
Video of Messi’s first goal against New England
In total, Messi has scored in 80% of matches played, only in the matches against Real Salt Lake (MLS) and Monterrey (Concachampions) did he not score but assisted. The world champion’s season is going so well that he has not had a similar streak since December 2018 – when the superstar had 12 matches scoring or assisting for Barcelona.
Messi once had a streak of 12 consecutive matches scoring or assisting for Barcelona
Inter Miami is making great strides in the fight for its first MLS championship. They still lead the Eastern table with 21 points out of a possible 33 points and a difference of +10, better than every team. With Messi on the field, the Florida state representatives were invincible, but without him, they immediately collapsed, losing both matches so far.
While Messi shined, Luis Suarez also followed in the footsteps of his close friend and teammate. After a short period of adaptation, the Uruguayan striker knew how to promote his forte of scoring goals. Currently, he has 9 goals and 6 assists in 14 matches. Suarez is on a three-game streak of scoring or assisting to be in the fight for the MLS Golden Boot.
