During his first game in the United States, Lionel Messi created history by becoming the first player in the sport’s history to score 700 goals that were not scored on penalty kicks. His 700th career goal was scored in his debut game with Miami club Inter.
The Argentine appeared for Inter Miami of Major League Soccer and helped the team win the League Cup against Cruz Azul of Mexico. Cruz Azul was defeated by Inter Miami. Messi scored the game-winning goal for his team in the last seconds of the second half. The 36-year-old footballer scored a stunning goal with a free kick strike from outside the box in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
When compared to Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored a non-penalty goal every 138 minutes, Lionel Messi scores the most non-penalty goals. Every 121 minutes, Messi scores a non-penalty goal. With 686 points, the Portuguese attacker is presently second in the standings. His current squad is the Saudi club Al Nassr, for whom he plays. Messi intends to play in as many MLS matches as possible in order to expand his lead over Ronaldo.
When Messi’s 700 goals are split down, 621 were scored for the teams he played for, while the remaining 79 were scored for Argentina. Ronaldo leads the competition in this category with 105 goals scored away from the penalty spot. Messi concluded his career with 111 goals in regular UEFA Champions League competition and 74 goals in club tournaments. His league total of 436 goals is also higher than Ronaldo’s career total of 409 goals.
Following the scoring of his 700th goal, Messi gave an interview to Apple TV and said, “What I saw was the goal.” When I spotted the net, I just knew that I had to make a goal.”
In addition, he mentioned the first game he ever played by saying, “It was the last play of the game, and I wanted to score so that we didn’t go to penalties.” Because this is a new tournament, this victory is going to give us confidence moving forward, which is why it was really crucial for us to obtain it.
Lionel Messi left Paris Saint-Germain this summer to sign as a free agent with Inter Miami. He won every competition he entered while playing for European clubs. He was recently a member of the Argentine team that won the FIFA World Cup championship. This feat will definitely offer joy to the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner, and he may now set his sights on future success in the United States.