Lionel Messi proved once again why he’s one of the greatest soccer players of all time. Messi made MLS history, becoming the first player to record five assists in a game, and record six goal contributions in a match, during Inter Miami’s 6-2 blowout win over the New York Red Bulls on Saturday night. It was easily Messi’s best game since he won the World Cup with Argentina in Qatar in 2022, helping Inter Miami score six unanswered goals in a matter of 36 minutes in the second half. Messi scored in the 50th minute, Inter Miami’s latest addition Matias Rojas had a brace with goals scored in the 48th and 62nd minutes, and Luis Suárez finished with a hat trick scoring in the 68th, 75th and 81st minutes in the victory.

Rojas was the catalyst to help Messi and Inter Miami erase their 1-0 first half deficit, scoring a goal from Messi’s first assist to tie the match at 1. Then, Rojas instigated a turnover which found Suarez, who found Messi for his only goal of the match. Messi then rattled off five more assists to give Inter Miami six unanswered goals in a matter of 36 minutes in the second half to cruise to victory. Messi leads MLS with 10 goals and 12 assists in just eight regular-season games he’s played in 2024. The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner nearly scored another goal in extra time.Inter Miami enters with 21 points atop the conference, while the Red Bulls are in third with 17 points. Cincinnati FC is second with 18 points, while Toronto is fourth with 16 points, and Columbus is fifth with 15 points on the MLS Eastern Conference table.

My streaming app notified me about the match. I opened the app to meet the match @ 83 minutes(6-1). Commentator said Messi scored one and gave 5 assists I like Ronaldo more than Messi but that doesn't mean I can't acknowledge the genius of Messi. I'm lucky to witness two very fine footballers play in the same era.

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My streaming app notified me about the match. I opened the app to meet the match @ 83 minutes(6-1). Commentator said Messi scored one and gave 5 assists I like Ronaldo more than Messi but that doesn't mean I can't acknowledge the genius of Messi. I'm lucky to witness two very fine footballers play in the same era.

Exactly acknowledging one and discrediting the other doesn't make the other one bad ...they are both good in their way..I don't like Ronaldo and so much love Messi but that doesn't take away the fact that Ronaldo is good...He's just unlucky to be in the same era with Messi...

It was the Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez show at Chase Field on Saturday evening as the Herons thumped the New York Red Bulls.
Lionel Messi's ridiculous evening for Inter Miami sees Argentine bag five assists and a goal in thumping of New York Red Bull

The Red Bulls went into halftime with a 1-0 lead courtesy of a Dante Vanzeir goal in the 30th minute. Confident as ever, they came out of the halftime tunnel looking to close out a road result.
Lionel Messi, instead, notched five assists and one goal himself en-route to a stunning 6-2 victory for Inter Miami. The Argentine assisted a Matias Rojas brace and three Suarez strikes as the Uruguayan notched a hat-trick.
The Red Bulls earned a late consolation goal in stoppage-time via an Emil Forsberg penalty kick, but it was far too little, far too late.
It was a lopsided result for the Herons, who avenged a 4-0 defeat on the road against RNMY in March.

GOAT

Cristiano score a perfect Hattrick yesterday 54 goals in 54 matches just imagine if messi had such stats Baloon do or would had been giving to him. We are all praying Argentina does not mistakenly wins copa America again

Correction - messi is not one of the greatest players, he's the greatest player in history. No player come close. His dribbles, skills, passes, assists and much more are unmatched.

Best goal scorer in history both UCL and overall going by match to goal record;

Highest world cup golden ball;

Highest ballon dor;

Highest dribbles;

Highest assists;

Highest motm in UCL campaigns;

Highest golden boot;

Etc

The best and greatest player ever is messi.

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We saw his record at PSG

The real Goat