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Lionel Messi achieves MLS first with Inter Miami - as Argentine GOAT steals the show in crushing win over Columbus Crew

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<p>The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gh/lists/lionel-messi-stay-inter-miami-many-years-jordi-alba-future-hope-argentine-goat-extending-contract-2026-mls/blt840938c46476dc4a" target="_blank">moved to the United States in the summer of 2023</a>. It took him a matter of weeks to deliver a historic Leagues Cup triumph for the Herons, as he made an immediate impact in South Florida.</p><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="it" dir="ltr">LA MAGIA DEL 1️⃣0️⃣ 🐐✨ DICE PRESENTE <a href="https://t.co/LjEJ0S5gmQ">pic.twitter.com/LjEJ0S5gmQ</a></p>— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) <a href="https://twitter.com/InterMiamiCF/status/1928964440528998646?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2025</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>The 2024 campaign <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/video-lionel-messi-lifts-trophy-46-inter-miami-superstar-most-decorated-player-all-time-inter-miami-supporters-shield-mls-2024/blta5661435124b5e01" target="_blank">delivered a record-breaking Supporters’ Shield triumph</a>, while also claiming MVP honours. Messi’s <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/why-luis-suarez-playing-lionel-messi-rested-inter-miami-selection-calls-explained-ex-barcelona-superstars-treated-differently-mls/blt8d9b2e957c15341c" target="_blank">game time was carefully managed at the start of 2025</a>, but he is now firing on all cylinders once more.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Messi has <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gh/lists/video-lionel-messi-unstoppable-trademark-long-range-goal-argentine-goat-brace-inter-miami-winning-ways-mls/bltb762bb7271f0a194" target="_blank">bagged a brace in his last two appearances</a> for Inter Miami, with his <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gh/lists/inter-miami-player-ratings-vs-columbus-crew-lionel-messi-scores-brace-and-luis-suarez-tallies-in-5-1-domination-of-fellow-eastern-conference-contenders/bltb5d9266475c15a29" target="_blank">latest coming in a 5-1 mauling of the Columbus Crew</a>. He also posted a couple of assists in that contest.</p><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">13 - Lionel Messi has recorded multiple goals and multiple assists in a single match for the 13th time in his club career and the first since October 2022. Vintage. <a href="https://t.co/HfELNWj8gI">pic.twitter.com/HfELNWj8gI</a></p>— OptaJack⚽️ (@OptaJack) <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaJack/status/1929001551382696398?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2025</a></blockquote>
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DID YOU KNOW?

<p>Former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain star Messi has recorded multiple goals and multiple assists in a single match for the 13th time in his remarkable career. He last achieved that feat in October 2022, at PSG, meaning that he has registered another first since deciding to chase the American dream.</p>

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<p>Messi has helped Inter Miami to burst back into form after coming through a testing run of results. They are brimming with confidence again as collective <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/lionel-messi-all-in-fifa-club-world-cup-doesnt-like-lose-anything-mls-inter-miami-domestic-international-trophies-2025/blt9cc09c145aea211d" target="_blank">attention turns to the 2025 Club World Cup</a> - which gets underway on June 14.</p><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ca" dir="ltr">EL SOMBRERITO DEL GOAT 😮‍💨 <a href="https://t.co/pRxZjJDKuw">pic.twitter.com/pRxZjJDKuw</a></p>— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) <a href="https://twitter.com/InterMiamiCF/status/1928966532513595620?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2025</a></blockquote>
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WHAT NEXT FOR LIONEL MESSI & INTER MIAMI?

Lionel Messi achieves MLS first with Inter Miami - as Argentine GOAT steals the show in crushing win over Columbus Crew | Goal.com

Lionel Messi put in another magical performance for Inter Miami against Columbus Crew, with the Argentine GOAT posting an MLS first in the process.

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