How Far Is Lionel Messi From Becoming Inter Miami’s All-Time Leading Goal Scorer After Equalling Gonzalo Higuain’s Record Against St. Louis?

Breaking records is always business as usual for someone like Lionel Messi. The Argentinian superstar has often found unique ways to startle his faithful by consistently etching his name in the history books. Today’s MLS fixture against St. Louis was another opportunity to witness the Herons’ star create history by equaling ex-Inter Miami star Gonzalo Higuain’s record. However, all eyes now turn to a bigger feat as questions loom about how far Messi is from becoming Inter Miami’s all-time top scorer.

Everyone knew that La Pulga’s coming to MLS would lead to him shattering records. Speaking of today’s feat, Messi now stands alongside former Miami striker and Argentinian compatriot Higuain, having made over 41 goal contributions for the Florida-based club. But what comes as a surprise is how quickly the former Barcelona man achieved this record!
While Higuain made these 41 contributions in 70 matches, Messi did this in just 29 matches. This is the fastest anyone would ever equal this record. However, there is still one count where the 8x Ballon d’Or winner lags behind the former Juventus star.

With 29 goals and 12 assists, Higuain remains Inter Miami’s top scorer. On the other hand, Messi has notched 25 goals and 16 assists so far for the pink side, leaving him trailing by just 4 goals—a gap that seems like a piece of cake for the 36-year-old. But this doesn’t mean that with such numbers, Messi is just in Higuain’s rearview mirror; with 2 goals, the World Cup winner would be required to break Leonardo Campana’s 27-goal record.

While there’s no doubt he’ll achieve this feat in the upcoming games, it remains to be seen whether he’ll get it done before he departs for the Copa America. As fans celebrate Messi’s heroics, it certainly comes at a cost.

The record-breaking magic of Lionel Messi failed to save Inter Miami against St. Louis

Inter Miami was forced to settle for a 3-3 draw against St. Louis tonight. Tata Martino and Co. could turn their fortunes after enduring a heavy 1-3 defeat against Atlanta United in the previous fixture, which also saw their 8-game unbeaten streak come to an end. Today’s match again kicked off with Miami trailing behind with a narrow lead from the visitors. Luckily, Messi came to the rescue with his strike in the 25th minute.

While St. Louis doubled their lead in the 41st minute, the skipper’s partner-in-crime, Luis Suarez, added his 12th goal of the season to make it 2-2. Unfortunately, the Uruguayan again saw the back of the net at the hour mark, but not for Miami as he claimed his own goal. Luckily, there was something Barcelonan about the air as Jordi Alba leveled things up just before the referee’s final whistle.

Even though the score marred the mood of Inter Miami fans, they at least have Lionel Messi’s achievement as one of the positive takeaways for a good night’s sleep.