Lionel Messi don once again produce one night wey go enter world football history books. Di Argentine star rescue Inter Miami with one sensational free-kick goal against San Diego FC, and e reach figure wey look almost otherworldly: 930 official career goals.
Di match start badly for Miami after Anders Dreyer early strike for 12th minute. But when pressure dey on, di No. 10 dey show. For 24th minute, after foul just outside di box, Messi curl one perfectly placed free kick over di wall, off di post, and pass goalkeeper CJ dos Santos.
Na moment of pure class. E mark him 20th goal of di 2026 MLS season and reaffirm say na him be di league leading scorer. At 39 years old, di Rosario genius continue to shatter every record wey person fit imagine.
Just days after e reach him 100th goal for di club in Campeones Cup victory over Cruz Azul, Messi move to 101 goals in Inter Miami shirt. Him impact remain total: 11 assists in 22 league matches and direct involvement in goals across eight consecutive games.
Yet di night no end with full happiness. Although Luis Suárez put Miami ahead for 74th minute, Dreyer strike again for di closing stages to seal one dramatic 2-2 draw. Goalkeeper dos Santos come out as di hero, deny Messi victory with three miraculous saves in di final six minutes.
Di result extend Inter Miami winless streak to four matches under Gerardo Martino, whose last victory come on August 29 against Montreal. Despite di collective setback, di team remain third in Eastern Conference with 46 points, dey wait for dia September 27 clash with Columbus Crew.
Meanwhile, Messi dey devour records at frenetic pace, steadily closing di gap on di mythical and once-unreachable milestone of 1,000 career goals.
