Article by Aurelian Botezatu – Published on Sunday, 10 May 2026, 07:50 / Updated on Sunday, 10 May 2026 07:53
Inter Miami defeated Toronto 4-2 away from home in a match that saw Lionel Messi become the fastest MLS player to reach 100 assists.
Lionel Messi thus dethroned the Italian Sebastian Giovinco, who had been the holder of this record in MLS until now. The Italian, now retired, needed 95 matches to reach this threshold. He ticked off 58 goals and 42 assists.
The Argentinian, in turn, reached 100 decisive contributions in just 64 games, in which he accumulated 59 goals and 41 assists. He initialed them in Inter Miami's trip to Toronto, a match won by his team 4-2, in which he scored once and provided two assists.
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Lionel Messi, decisive in 3 of Inter Miami's goals
Rodrigo de Paul opened the way for Inter to victory, and Luis Suarez increased the difference in the 56th minute, from Messi's pass. Then it was Sergio Reguilón's turn to score, following a combination with the same Messi.
VIDEO. Lionel Messi's goal in Toronto – Inter Miami
Messi strikes! 💥
Leo becomes the fastest player in MLS history with 100 goal contributions. pic.twitter.com/PYEfsbWaxy
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However, the captain of Argentina did not give up until he also scored. In the 75th minute, the former Barcelona player passed to De Paul on the right flank, he sent the ball back to the point area from 11 meters, from where Leo dispatched it with his left into the net: 0-4!
Inter Miami reacted after their 4-3 draw with Orlando when Lionel Messi scolded his teammates
It didn't stay that way because, in an arrogant comeback, Emilio Aristizabal reduced the dimensions of the failure in two rows, to 2-4 (min. 82 and 90). Inter thus recovered after the defeat against Orlando, 3-4, at home.
The unexpected failure infuriated Messi, who after the final whistle, in the locker room, actually attacked his teammates. The revelation of what happened in the cabins did not come “from the sources”, but from the mouth of one of Inter's players, in front of the cameras!
Defender Ian Fray, who had opened the scoring, said: “Our captain spoke and I can tell he had a lot to say. He warned us that what happened in the Orlando game was unacceptable. We all agreed with him, it's unacceptable and it will definitely not happen again.”
