Messi set an MLS record for the most games in a season with multiple goals

The striker of the national team of Argentina and the Inter Miami football club Lionel Messi set a new record in the North American Major League Soccer (MLS), defeating his rivals from Altanta United with his double. This was announced on October 12 by the official website of the league.

On Sunday night, the team won a landslide victory over Atlanta United with a score of 4 in the MLS regular season match.:0. Messi scored two goals (in the 39th and 87th minutes). Jordi Alba (52nd minute) and Luis Suarez (61st minute) scored one goal each. The Argentine striker also scored an assist for Alba.

Thus, 38-year-old Messi became the first player in the history of MLS, who managed to score several goals in nine regular season matches, adds Sport-Express.

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Earlier, on September 21, FC Inter Miami defeated DC United thanks to Messi's double. The game ended with a score of 3:2.

Also on September 30, the Spanish football club Real Madrid beat Kazakhstan's Kairat dry in the Champions League general stage match. The game, which took place in Alma Ata, ended with a score of 5:0. Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick. The athlete scored his third goal in the 74th minute from the corner of the penalty area into the right corner of the opponent's goal.

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