Messi nears 1,000-goal milestone after starring for Inter Miami

Argentine star Lionel Messi continued his impressive form for Inter Miami, leading his team to a 2-1 victory over hosts New England Revolution in Major League Soccer by scoring one goal and assisting another.

Messi has now tallied 26 goals and 13 assists this season, maintaining his prolific output at age 39 and moving closer to breaking new records in his career.

The Inter Miami captain has reached 937 career goals in 1,184 matches, averaging a goal every 104 minutes, bringing him closer to the 1,000-goal mark—a milestone also pursued by Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ronaldo currently leads the race to 1,000 goals, having scored 985 times in 1,343 matches, with an average of one goal every 111 minutes.

In terms of assists and overall goal contributions, Messi has provided 428 assists, bringing his total contributions for club and country to 1,365, averaging one every 71 minutes.

The Argentine star now needs just 35 more goal contributions to reach 1,400, a target that appears within reach given his recent form—he has contributed to 36 goals in his last 27 matches for Argentina and Inter Miami since the match between Argentina and Austria in the 2022 World Cup.

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Although Ronaldo leads Messi by 48 goals in total career goals, the Argentina captain surpasses him in overall goal contributions, with the Portuguese star on 1,246 in 1,343 matches compared to Messi’s 1,365 in 1,184 appearances.