Messi sets new record, Inter Miami draws Toronto FC in dramatic fashion

At the moment, the CONCACAF Champions Cup is Inter Miami's top priority, but coach Javier Mascherano still fielded his strongest lineup with Messi, Suárez, Busquets and Jordi Alba starting against Toronto, the team second to last in the MLS Eastern Conference.

However, it was Toronto FC who had the first chance and successfully opened the scoring thanks to Bernardeschi's goal after dominating the first half in the 45+1 minute. Inter Miami had to wait for Messi to shine with a beautiful left-footed half-kick, defeating goalkeeper Sean Johnson in the 45+5 minute. Before that, the Argentine superstar had a goal denied by VAR in the 39th minute.

This equalizer made Messi the player with the most goal contributions in Inter Miami's history, with 44 times (including: 24 goals, 20 assists), surpassing Gonzalo Higuain (43 times), who held the record after 67 matches.

Meanwhile, Messi only needed 29 MLS games to achieve this feat, with the difference in the number of matches highlighting Messi's impressive achievements at Inter Miami.

Messi scores the equalizer 1-1 for Inter Miami

Notably, Toronto was one of two teams that Messi had failed to score against after several seasons in MLS despite facing them many times. This goal had special personal meaning for the Argentine superstar.

Inter Miami with 1 point in this match missed the opportunity to surpass the top team of the MLS Eastern Conference - Columbus Crew (15 points) and maintain a gap of 1 point, but played 1 match less.

On April 10, Messi and his teammates will enter the second leg of the knockout round against LAFC in midweek with the goal of coming back from a 0-1 defeat in the first leg of the quarter-finals.

Despite Inter Miami's recent struggles, Messi is still the one who brings hope to the team and helps Inter Miami maintain a strong position in the tournament.

With his high form and new record, Messi will continue to be a great source of inspiration to help Inter Miami nurture their hopes of conquering both domestic and continental arenas.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/messi-lap-ky-luc-moi-inter-miami-hoa-kich-tinh-toronto-fc-196250407090150548.htm