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Lionel Messi, the star of Inter Miami, continued his glow and brilliance in his second season with the American club.
Messi scored a brace in his team’s sweeping victory over Orlando City, 5/0, in the third round of the league, at dawn on Sunday.
Leo raised his tally to 3 goals and one assist since the beginning of the current season.
The Argentine star also scored his 500th goal in league competitions, becoming the first player in the world to achieve this achievement.
Messi reached this rate in 586 matches in Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Miami shirts.
Another statistic indicates that the Tango captain also reached 715 goals without penalty kicks, making him also the first player in the world to achieve this achievement.
For its part, the Opta network reported that Messi scored 6 goals in the last 3 matches against Peruvian goalkeeper Pedro Gales, in club and national jerseys.
Before that, Messi was unable to score against the Peruvian goalkeeper in the first three direct confrontations between them.
She also pointed out that the veteran Argentine star scored a goal with his head for the first time in nearly 3 years.
She explained that Messi scored for the last time with a header during Barcelona’s match against Celta Vigo, on November 16, 2020.