A former Kaizer Chiefs star watched on from the bench as Lionel Messi set a new Major League Soccer record against Bradley Carnell's St. Louis City.
Inter Miami was unable to return to winning ways in the MLS after playing to an entertaining 3-3 draw on Saturday evening.
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The Argentine World Cup winner was on target in the first half, taking his tally to 12 goals for the campaign.
In doing so, Messi became the first player to reach 25 goal contributions in 12 games, beating the record of 16 games set by Carlos Vela.
With a goal and assist in the first half, @InterMiamiCF's Lionel Messi became the fastest player to reach 25 goal contributions in a season in MLS history, doing so in his 12th game. The previous record was 16 games by LAFC's Carlos Vela in his MVP-winning 2019 season. pic.twitter.com/9S3qMNjj1D
— MLS Communications (@MLS_PR) June 2, 2024
Despite drooping points, coach Gerardo Martino was pleased with the fight to get a result.
"There was a positive part to tonight's match, which was coming back three times from a negative result and ending up being better than the opponent in the final 10 minutes where we could have won.
"I think it ended up being an acceptable match today with very good individual performances... I think that we leave today's game with a feeling of at least peace of mind."
This was also Messi's last match before he joins up with Argentina for the Copa America.
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