The 37-year-old Argentine star scored twice in just four minutes in his first match after the ankle injury he suffered in the CONMEBOL Copa América 2024 final.
Party night in Fort Lauderdale. Lionel Messi returned to playing football after more than two months of inactivity and quickly demonstrated why he is considered the best of all time: he scored two goals in Inter Miami’s 2-1 victory over Philadelphia Union on Matchday 31 of Major League Soccer (MLS).
Messi, who took 62 days to recover from the ankle injury he suffered on July 14 in the Copa America final, had a brilliant performance in the first half. He scored two goals to turn the score around, as Philadelphia took the lead after a minute of play thanks to a goal by Dane Mikael Uhre.
First he scored the 1-1 after a combination between Jordi Alba and Luis Suárez, in the 26th minute of the first half. And then, four minutes later, Messi scored his second goal after a pass from the full-back in one of those classic plays that Barça execute.
Leo Messi has shown on his return to action that he is more in-form than ever. With these two goals, La Pulga has resumed his attempt to reach the record of all-time top scorer in football held by Cristiano Ronaldo: he is 61 goals away.
The 37-year-old from Rosario has scored 840 goals and provided 374 assists in the 1,070 games he has played so far in his career.
