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Under the Sunday Night Soccer presented by Continental Tire spotlight, Lionel Messi was at his heroic best for Inter Miami CF.
The legendary No. 10 delivered a stunning assist and highlight-reel late goal to rally the Herons past the New England Revolution, 2-1, and clinch a spot in the 2027 Concacaf Champions Cup.
Sunday’s dramatic result also elevated Miami into the driver’s seat for the Eastern Conference’s No. 2 seed ahead of the Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs. And it left Messi with 26g/16a on the season, putting him in pole position for a historic third straight Landon Donovan MLS MVP award and second consecutive Golden Boot presented by Audi.
“I have no doubts that he’s the best of them all,” head coach Cristian ‘Kily’ González said of Messi’s MVP odds. “Nobody compares with him, with all due respect to his colleagues.
“Leo – at his age, and what he represents, and what he does – it’s obvious that he deserves it. Just like he deserved the Ballon d’Or.”
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While Messi didn’t add a ninth Ballon d’Or to his collection last week, he did continue his dominance of New England.
With his display in front of 54,112 fans at Gillette Stadium, the Argentine icon recorded his fifth multi-goal contribution performance in six career matches against the Revs, for a total of 8g/6a.
“This team and these players that surround you, they create it. They create [the expectation] of always winning,” striker Germán Berterame, who Messi assisted with a no-look, backwards header for the 69th-minute equalizer, told Apple TV in Spanish.
“… They want to win and win. And that’s what this means.”
