In the Leagues Cup, Lionel Messi eclipsed Cristiano Ronaldo to monopolize the great record in the football community with a brace of goals against FC Dallas.
In the 1/8 Leagues Cup round match against FC Dallas yesterday morning, Lionel Messi shone brightly with a hat trick.In particular, Inter Miami’s ability to win the penalty shootout was made possible by El Pulga’s 4-4 tying goal in the last minutes.
Notably, those goals enabled Messi to raise his 2023 goal total (after 29 games) to 21 goals.Because of that, the superstar at No. 10 has scored more than 20 goals for the last 17 years in a row.
This aids the Argentine superstar in defeating Cristiano Ronaldo and monopolizing the outstanding record in the football community.
Prior to that, from 2006 until 2021, CR7 had 16 years in a row with 20 or more goals.However, in 2022, when he only managed to score 16 goals in 46 games, CR7’s success came to an end.
Messi still has poor form at the age of 35.He played 29 games in 2023, with 21 goals and 8 assists.That indicates that he still leaves his shoeprint on an average of one goal every game.
However, Messi will still score fewer goals than Cristiano Ronaldo in 2023.In 27 games, the Portuguese striker notched 22 goals and two assists.
Statistics show that Messi has only had eight years in the last 22 years (2009, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022) to outscore Cristiano Ronaldo in goals scored.The Tango superstar’s record-breaking 91 goals in 2012 represent his career high.
El Pulga shone brilliantly as soon as he joined Inter Miami, scoring 7 goals in 4 games.Unexpectedly, Messi has moved up to fourth place in Inter Miami history in terms of goals scored.
Messi presently has the same seven goals as Josef Martinez, Lewis Morgan, and Rodolfo Pizarro, according to statistics from Ian Hest.
Gonzalo Higuain now holds the record for most goals scored in franchise history with 29.Robert Taylor (8 goals) and Leo Campana (16 goals) are next.
Messi can quickly surpass Gonzalo Higuain to take the top spot as the all-time leading scorer for Inter Miami if he keeps up his current scoring rate.
