Messi scores four goals for Inter Miami

Three weeks ago, Lionel Messi had a personal tragedy as he lost his father, a very important figure in his life. His heartbreaking open later also revealed a hint that he is even contemplating retirement. Luckily for the football world, the Argentinian changed his mind just 24 hours later and participated in the CONCACAF League Cup againt Mexican Leon. He couldn’t prevent a 3-2 loss, but still helped his friends. And on Saturday night, it looked like he really got back to playing football as he scored four goals in a 7-1 thrashing of Montreal in Major League Soccer. In fact, this was seventh time in his rich career that he managed to do it, and the first time since 2020.🚨 RECORD: Inter Miami thrash CF Montréal 7-1 in the 𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐖𝐈𝐍 in club history. 🏆🇺🇸Messi vs Montréal: ⚽️ 2 free-kick goals, 🚀 2 absolute golazos, 🅰️ 1 assist.What is this Messi? 🥶🔥 pic.twitter.com/qH2xdkHrTq— Lowkey Strong (@lowkey_strong) August 30, 2026 Brazil international Casemiro, who joined Miami after the World Cup, bagged his first goal for the champions with a 20th minute header at the Nu Stadium. Montreal though hit back with a 37th-minute goal from Fabian Herbers, the German midfielder's low shot from the edge of the area squeezing into the bottom corner. But Miami did not have to wait long to regain the lead, and went 2-1 up when a low curling free-kick from Messi somehow bamboozled Montreal goalkeeper Thomas Gillier in the 40th minute. Messi then extended Miami's lead shortly after half-time, the 39-year-old Argentina superstar's momentum helping him weave through a cluster of Montreal defenders before drilling a shot into the bottom corner. Messi played a key role in Miami's fourth, laying on a superbly flighted pass to send former Barcelona team-mate Luis Suarez bearing down on goal. Suarez made no mistake with the finish to seal an emphatic win Messi secured his hat-trick on 83 minutes when he latched on to a Rodrigo De Paul pass in the 83rd minute and delicately dinked over the advancing Gillier to make it 5-1.Teenage substitute Alex Shaw added a sixth goal in the 89th minute, rifling home a low shot from outside the area. But there was still time for Messi to score a fourth, the veteran curling in a trademark free kick from the edge of the area in the dying minutes of stoppage time. Before this game, Messi scored four goal in six more matches. Twice against Eibar (2020, 2017), and once against Osasuna (2013), Valencia (2012) and Arsenal (2010).##NAJAVA_MECA_9922034##