Messi assisted, blocked and scored, helping Inter Miami advance to the East Coast finals

In the MLS playoffs on the morning of Monday (24th), Argentinian football king Messi contributed 1 goal and 3 assists in the game, leading Inter Miami to a 4-0 away victory over FC Cincinnati, leading Inter Miami into the East Coast finals of the MLS playoffs. Messi also set a new record for goals in the MLS playoffs. He is really going strong.

Messi won the Golden Boot Award with 29 goals and 19 assists in the MLS regular season. He continued to shine on the field in the MLS playoffs. Together with the 4 goals directly or indirectly arranged in this game, Messi has 6 goals and 6 assists in the four playoff games, breaking the record for the highest goal contribution in the playoffs in a single season in MLS history (12 goals).

Inter Miami head coach Javier Mascherano (Cantonese translation: Mascherano) said after the game: "Messi led the team to defend and started to press in the frontcourt. When his teammates saw him doing this, there was no reason not to follow him. Messi's performance was incredible! Inter Miami will next face Philadelphia United or New York City in the East Coast finals of the MLS playoffs.