Leo Messi makes history in the MLS by giving 5 assists in Inter Miami's win against NY Red Bulls

Leo Messi continues to make history in each league he arrives in and Major League Soccer (MLS) is no exception. And this Saturday he established a new record in the league by being the protagonist of Inter Miami’s 6-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls.

In a match where the ‘Rosado’ team started losing, the Argentine star dressed as a hero again to command the comeback, scoring a goal and distributing five assists. The latter was the historic figure with which the ’10’ captured his name in the books of the American league.

With this performance, Leo Messi became the first MLS player of all time to distribute five assists in the same match, surpassing other great figures who went through this tournament and who came close to this mark, such as For example, the Colombian Carlos ‘El Pibe’ Valderrama.

In fact, as reported by statistics expert Alexis ‘Mr. Chip’, Valderrama was the first player to provide an exhibition of this type in American soccer when in 1997, playing for the Tampa Bay team, he distributed four assists in the same game. This list was continued by other great figures.

• Carlos Valderrama, Tampa Bay (08/30/1997)
• Chris Henderson, Kansas City (06/20/1999)
• Dwayne de Rosario, Houston (04/02/2006)
• Landon Donovan, LA Galaxy (08/12/2012)
• Lee Nguyen, New England (09/02/2017)
• Yimmi Chará, Portland (10/28/2020)
• Léo Chu, Seattle (03/25/2023)
• Dante Vanzeir, New York (03/23/2024)

With this great performance, the captain of the Argentine national team continues to demonstrate that, at 36 years old, he can continue to provide a great show in the most important leagues in the world.

Leo Messi’s numbers are far above any other MLS player. And, despite the fact that he missed four games this season due to injury, he has accumulated 10 goals and 9 assists in eight games, to keep Inter Miami as the leader of the championship.