Messi shines to help Inter Miami close in on top of MLS, Ronaldo also explodes fiercely

On the morning of September 21, Messi scored 2 goals and 1 assist to help Inter Miami win their second consecutive match, defeating DC United 3-2 to close in on the top of MLS. On the same day, Ronaldo also scored a double for Al Nassr and still wants more.

Ronaldo calls, Messi answers

Ronaldo scored twice to help Al Nassr beat Al Riyadh 5-1 in the third round of the Saudi Pro League. Joao Felix also contributed a double, with Kingsley Coman scoring the other goal.

Ronaldo called with a double goal, and Messi also responded with a double and an assist - Photo: Reuters

This resounding victory helped Al Nassr start the new season with a perfect record, and is leading the rankings with 9 absolute points, along with opponent Al Ittihad (also with 9 points).

Ronaldo alone has scored three goals in the Saudi Pro League this season. In total, the 40-year-old Portuguese player has increased his career goals to 946, according to Spanish newspaper Marca .

Ronaldo continues to be on the path to conquering his historic milestone of 1,000 goals. "3 matches, 3 wins. We want more!", Ronaldo strongly expressed in a message posted on social network X.

On the same day Ronaldo scored brilliantly in Saudi Arabia, in the United States, Messi also shone and responded immediately with a double and 1 assist in the match where Inter Miami beat their opponent DC United with a score of 3-2.

This is the second consecutive match that Messi has scored and assisted to help Inter Miami win. In the previous match, the 38-year-old Argentine scored 1 goal and 1 assist in the 3-1 win over Seattle Sounders FC on September 17.

Messi could have scored a hat trick or four or five goals in Inter Miami's win over DC United. But in addition to at least two other good chances that went off the crossbar, Messi also let youngster Mateo Silvetti take a penalty kick in the 72nd minute, which was unsuccessful.

This is also the reason why Inter Miami had to struggle until the last minutes of extra time to secure the victory, when DC United tried to shorten the score to 2-3 thanks to Jacob Murrell's goal in the 90+7 minute. Before that, Christian Benteke also unexpectedly equalized the score 1-1 for DC United in the 52nd minute.

Messi surpassed Sam Surridge in the MLS top scorer race, with 22 goals compared to 21 goals - Photo: Reuters

Messi gave Inter Miami a 1-0 lead over DC United in the 35th minute, after setting up a perfect through ball for Tadeo Allende to score. In the second half, from having all the initiative on the pitch, Inter Miami's defense made many mistakes, allowing Benteke to equalize in the 52nd minute.

Messi's efforts then helped Inter Miami avoid a stalemate and possibly losing an important point. In the 66th minute, Messi scored to give the home team a 2-1 lead, before completing his double in the 85th minute with a superb shot from outside the box to increase the score to 3-1. This gap seemed to help Inter Miami win easily, but the defense was detrimental, allowing the opponent to reduce the score to 2-3 in the 7th minute of injury time.

With the thrilling victory, Inter Miami closed in on the top group of MLS with 52 points after 28 matches, 8 points behind the leader Philadelphia Union, but still had 3 matches in hand. Meanwhile, Messi surpassed Sam Surridge in the race for the MLS top scorer, with 22 goals compared to 21 goals.

Messi has now scored a total of 30 goals and had 13 assists in 37 games for Inter Miami this season. In MLS alone, he has 22 goals and 10 assists.

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