The famous Argentine star combined with Luis Suarez three times to give the Uruguayan star a hat-trick. He also assisted on the goals from Paraguay midfielder Matias Rojas, who made his second appearance for the club since his arrival in April from Brazilian side Corinthians. The 28-year-old fired a shot from Messi’s first pass in the 48th minute, then scored again in the 62nd minute with a powerful shot after a perfect pass from Messi.
Between those strikes, Messi once again succeeded in scoring himself in the 50th minute. After that, he provided three more decisive passes before the end of the match, from which Suarez scored a hat-trick (69, 75 and 81). It was a continuation of Suarez’s rapid pace, as he has now reached 10 goals in 11 games this season, trailing only Messi for the MLS Golden Boot presented by Audi. (Messi holds the decisive tiebreaker.)
Messi’s latest records come just one week after he broke two records against Inter Miami in Round 11 of the New England Revolution, becoming the first player in MLS history to record multiple goal contributions in five straight games and setting the mark for most goal contributions (16) by any player. in the Major League Soccer in the first seven games of the season.
When the dust settled on Matchday 12, Messi found himself with 10 goals and 12 assists in just eight games in the 2024 season. These exploits saw the Herons sit top of the Supporters’ Shield with 24 points from 12 games (7W-2L-3D).
At this point, no record seems safe from the legendary number 10.
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