US EditionLionel Messi Has MLS-Record 4th Straight Multi-Goal Game as Inter Miami Beats New England 2-1
FOXBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, JUL 9 – Messi scored his 13th and 14th MLS goals, leading Inter Miami to a season-high crowd of 43,293 and continuing a record streak of multiple-goal games, MLS reports.
- On Wednesday night at Gillette Stadium, Lionel Messi scored twice to lead Inter Miami to a 2-1 win over the New England Revolution in front of 43,293 fans.
- Messi chose to play despite recent match demands and took advantage of a poorly headed ball from a New England Revolution defender to score the opening goal in the 27th minute.
- Messi extended the lead in the 38th minute by quickly finishing with a single touch near the boundary of the penalty box following a precise forward pass from Sergio Busquets, with whom he shares a long-standing understanding.
- Messi became the first MLS player to score at least two goals in four consecutive regular-season matches and now has 14 goals this season, second only to Nashville’s Sam Surridge with 16.
- The win extended Miami’s unbeaten streak to five games and marked their fourth consecutive victory, while New England remained winless in five straight, leaving their playoff hopes uncertain.
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Messi was a nightmare for the defense of the Revolution. Photograph: Chris Aduama.Stellar and historic night for Lionel Messi at Gillette Stadium after scoring two goals in the 2-1 win of his Inter Miami team against the New England Revolution. Messi's double against the Revolution on Wednesday night, July 9, makes the Argentine star the first player in the history of the MLS to score multiple goals in four consecutive games.Leo Messi opens the …
Lionel Messi scored twice in an MLS match against New England Revolution, becoming the first player to score multiple goals in four consecutive games.
This Thursday, July 10, Lionel Messi once again shone with the Inter Miami by setting two goals against the New England Revolution. A fourth consecutive double, now historic in the MLS.
Messi scores two goals, sets new MLS record in Inter Miami win
Lionel Messi sets a new MLS record as first player to score multiple goals in four straight league games.Lionel Messi scored twice in the first half of Inter Miami’s 2-1 victory over the New England Revolution on Wednesday, continuing a run of form unprecedented in Major League Soccer (MLS). The 38-year-old Argentinian star has scored two goals in each of his last four MLS games to become the first MLS player to score multiple goals in four stra…
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